Sustainable Development Goals

Using the creatives to boost intra-African trade

Youth on the move to tap AfCFTA trade opportunities across the continent
Used clothes market in Kitwe, Zambia. Photo: AfricaMediaOnline/ Paul Weinberg
Reducing inequalities

Protectionist ban on imported used clothing

US threatens East Africa with AGOA expulsion
Des techniciens de Lagos, au Nigeria, travaillent sur un projet de logiciel libre.
Reducing inequalities

Digital revolution holds bright promises for Africa

Turning a digital divide into dividends will require efforts
Effect of climate change. A dead tree in Namibia’s Namib desert. Photo: World Bank/Philip Schuler
and Robert Mgendi  and 
Reducing inequalities

Tackling inequality by ‘lifting stones’

Energy, agriculture sectors key to bridging gap between rich and poor in rural communities
Effect of climate change. A dead tree in Namibia’s Namib desert. Photo: World Bank/Philip Schuler
and Robert Mgendi  and 
Reducing inequalities

Tackling inequality by ‘lifting stones’

Energy, agriculture sectors key to bridging gap between rich and poor in rural communities
A board meeting in progress in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: AMO/ George Philipas
Reducing inequalities

Corporate boardrooms: where are the women?

A lack of diversity afflicts most companies’ top leadership
Students learn with tablets in a school in South Africa. Photo:  AMO/Jackie Clausen
Reducing inequalities

Africa grapples with huge disparities in education

Higher enrolment numbers mask exclusion and inefficiencies
A Tanzanian woman walks to the market as a petrol lorry passes by. Photo: Alamy /Wietse Michiels Travel Stock
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Combating Africa’s inequalities

Obscene disparities: new UNDP study highlights chasm between rich and poor
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