Africa Renewal magazine, published by the United Nations, examines Africa’s development, achievements and challenges. It provides expert analysis and on-the-spot reporting to show how policies affect Africa’s people.
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Women hiding their HIV status for fear of being battered
Maria is living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) are now more widely available and are supposed to make her...
Better health care only a telephone click away
The small, dusty village of Mayange lies 20 kilometres from Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. Its health centre has fewer than 40 beds but serves an...
Kenyan crisis : A blow to East Africa
The flight of people back to their home provinces has raised concerns that employers may start hiring natives of each province for local operations...
Men fighting for women’s equality
Another overheard a young woman in a mini-bus say to her friend, “I do things wrong. Of course he must beat me. How would...
AIDS deaths are declining, reports UN
For the first time since the AIDS pandemic was identified a quarter-century ago, “we are seeing a decline in global AIDS deaths,” reports Dr....
Water for all: Different approaches to common challenges
Until six years ago, Eugenia Uwamahoro had to trek 2 kilometres each day to a river to get water for drinking, cooking, washing and...
Reforming the Congo’s security forces
Five years after its war officially ended, insecurity and rights violations remain widespread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Part of the problem...
Reducing maternal deaths in Africa
Maternal deaths in Africa would decline if women had access to well-equipped health centres with suitably trained and skilled staff. Africa Renewal’s Mary Kimani...
Mobile bank for every African pocket?
With most formal banks inaccessible to many Africans, the service of mobile phone banking is expanding to the poor on the continent. Africa Renewal’s...