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Miko Pharma drives $50m investment push to set up pharmaceutical plant in Ghana

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

18 May 2023

Alice Aedy, Andrew Burgess, Jade Roche and Luke Jaque-Rodney. Source: Supplied

New Puma project gives young changemakers a seat at the sustainability table

20 Apr 2023

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#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

Dr Claire Westman 21 May 2021

New report unpacks pervasiveness of ageism, ableism in the workplace

New report unpacks pervasiveness of ageism, ableism in the workplace

13 May 2021

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

28 Apr 2021

Food Lover’s Market CEO Brian Coppin with TVMA founder Mmabatho Portia Morudi

The Village Market Africa triumphs in Food Lover's Seeds of Change initiative

28 Apr 2021

Coca-Cola women empowerment programme benefits millions in Africa

Coca-Cola women empowerment programme benefits millions in Africa

15 Apr 2021

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

8 Apr 2021

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021

Boosting brand purpose by solving value-action gaps in Africa

Adeola Tejumola, Kantar 25 Mar 2021

Diversity matters because diversity wins

Diversity matters because diversity wins

Ann Cairns 11 Mar 2021

Women inch towards equal legal rights despite Covid-19 risks, World Bank says

Women inch towards equal legal rights despite Covid-19 risks, World Bank says

Sonia Elks 25 Feb 2021

Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic

Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic

Matthew Lavietes 23 Feb 2021

P&G reaffirms commitment to drive gender equality in Africa

22 Feb 2021

AU Commission has made a good start on gender equality. But a lot remains to be done

AU Commission has made a good start on gender equality. But a lot remains to be done

Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz 18 Feb 2021

Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

8 Feb 2021

Want a stronger world after Covid-19? Choose more women leaders

Want a stronger world after Covid-19? Choose more women leaders

Emma Batha 2 Feb 2021

Product design to racial justice: Global plan to promote ethical AI

Product design to racial justice: Global plan to promote ethical AI

Zachary Fagenson 29 Jan 2021

Ghana's unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Ghana's unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Festival Godwin Boateng 25 Jan 2021

Why women mentoring women is critical for empowering underprivileged girls in Africa

Why women mentoring women is critical for empowering underprivileged girls in Africa

Regina Honu 5 Jan 2021

A teacher holds a child as young women learn business skills at Centre D'Apprentissage Feminin (C.A.FE.) in Bamako, Mali, Africa in June 2018. The school is funded by the Canadian NGO Education internationale, a co-operative offering exchange and development services in education. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Sean Kilpatrick

Covid-19 is stifling NGO efforts to promote gender equality when it's most needed

Andrea Paras 11 Dec 2020

Can roots tourism build social justice? A case study of travellers to Ghana provides insights

Can roots tourism build social justice? A case study of travellers to Ghana provides insights

Alana Dillette 2 Dec 2020

Continental report ranks how friendly African governments are towards girls

Continental report ranks how friendly African governments are towards girls

Rongedzayi Fambasayi 25 Nov 2020

Time for Africa to stop managing poverty and start managing development

Time for Africa to stop managing poverty and start managing development

13 Nov 2020

Study sheds light on what it takes for women to succeed - or not - in science in Africa

Study sheds light on what it takes for women to succeed - or not - in science in Africa

Allen Muyaama Mukhwana and Judy Omumbo 2 Nov 2020

#ConsciousLiving: Ashaki driving purpose-led beauty through impact sourcing

#ConsciousLiving: Ashaki driving purpose-led beauty through impact sourcing

Lauren Hartzenberg 30 Oct 2020

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

14 Oct 2020

Digital democracy is still a long way off in Africa: it takes more than technology

Digital democracy is still a long way off in Africa: it takes more than technology

Nic Cheeseman and Lisa Garbe 2 Oct 2020

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

23 Sep 2020

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

23 Sep 2020

By H18 Upliftment, CC BY-SA 4.0,

5 ways coronavirus is deepening global inequality

Kunal Sen 19 Aug 2020

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

27 Jul 2020

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#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

Dr Claire Westman 21 May 2021

New report unpacks pervasiveness of ageism, ableism in the workplace

New report unpacks pervasiveness of ageism, ableism in the workplace

13 May 2021

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

28 Apr 2021

Food Lover’s Market CEO Brian Coppin with TVMA founder Mmabatho Portia Morudi

The Village Market Africa triumphs in Food Lover's Seeds of Change initiative

28 Apr 2021

Coca-Cola women empowerment programme benefits millions in Africa

Coca-Cola women empowerment programme benefits millions in Africa

15 Apr 2021

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

8 Apr 2021

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021

Boosting brand purpose by solving value-action gaps in Africa

Adeola Tejumola, Kantar 25 Mar 2021

Diversity matters because diversity wins

Diversity matters because diversity wins

Ann Cairns 11 Mar 2021

Women inch towards equal legal rights despite Covid-19 risks, World Bank says

Women inch towards equal legal rights despite Covid-19 risks, World Bank says

Sonia Elks 25 Feb 2021

Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic

Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic

Matthew Lavietes 23 Feb 2021

P&G reaffirms commitment to drive gender equality in Africa

22 Feb 2021

AU Commission has made a good start on gender equality. But a lot remains to be done

AU Commission has made a good start on gender equality. But a lot remains to be done

Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz 18 Feb 2021

Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

8 Feb 2021

Want a stronger world after Covid-19? Choose more women leaders

Want a stronger world after Covid-19? Choose more women leaders

Emma Batha 2 Feb 2021

Product design to racial justice: Global plan to promote ethical AI

Product design to racial justice: Global plan to promote ethical AI

Zachary Fagenson 29 Jan 2021

Ghana's unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Ghana's unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Festival Godwin Boateng 25 Jan 2021

Why women mentoring women is critical for empowering underprivileged girls in Africa

Why women mentoring women is critical for empowering underprivileged girls in Africa

Regina Honu 5 Jan 2021

A teacher holds a child as young women learn business skills at Centre D'Apprentissage Feminin (C.A.FE.) in Bamako, Mali, Africa in June 2018. The school is funded by the Canadian NGO Education internationale, a co-operative offering exchange and development services in education. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Sean Kilpatrick

Covid-19 is stifling NGO efforts to promote gender equality when it's most needed

Andrea Paras 11 Dec 2020

Can roots tourism build social justice? A case study of travellers to Ghana provides insights

Can roots tourism build social justice? A case study of travellers to Ghana provides insights

Alana Dillette 2 Dec 2020

Continental report ranks how friendly African governments are towards girls

Continental report ranks how friendly African governments are towards girls

Rongedzayi Fambasayi 25 Nov 2020

Time for Africa to stop managing poverty and start managing development

Time for Africa to stop managing poverty and start managing development

13 Nov 2020

Study sheds light on what it takes for women to succeed - or not - in science in Africa

Study sheds light on what it takes for women to succeed - or not - in science in Africa

Allen Muyaama Mukhwana and Judy Omumbo 2 Nov 2020

#ConsciousLiving: Ashaki driving purpose-led beauty through impact sourcing

#ConsciousLiving: Ashaki driving purpose-led beauty through impact sourcing

Lauren Hartzenberg 30 Oct 2020

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

14 Oct 2020

Digital democracy is still a long way off in Africa: it takes more than technology

Digital democracy is still a long way off in Africa: it takes more than technology

Nic Cheeseman and Lisa Garbe 2 Oct 2020

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

23 Sep 2020

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

23 Sep 2020

By H18 Upliftment, CC BY-SA 4.0,

5 ways coronavirus is deepening global inequality

Kunal Sen 19 Aug 2020

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

27 Jul 2020

C40 Cities launches Mayors Agenda for a Green and Just Recovery post-Covid-19

C40 Cities launches Mayors Agenda for a Green and Just Recovery post-Covid-19

23 Jul 2020

Vera Songwe, executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

Aftermath of Covid-19 requires Africa to be bold in its path to recovery

19 Jun 2020

Covid-19 jeopardising progress made in protecting women, girls from violence, harmful practices

Covid-19 jeopardising progress made in protecting women, girls from violence, harmful practices

Justine Coulson, Roberta Clarke, and Mohamed M. Fall 17 Jun 2020

#YouthMonth: What do all these #movements want?

#YouthMonth: What do all these #movements want?

Charles Siboto 12 Jun 2020

Moves are afoot in Africa to keep more women in science careers

Moves are afoot in Africa to keep more women in science careers

Barbara Tiedeu 10 Jun 2020

The urban poor have been hit hard by coronavirus. We must ask who cities are designed to serve

The urban poor have been hit hard by coronavirus. We must ask who cities are designed to serve

Colin McFarlane 8 Jun 2020

Africa, waste and the butterfly effect

Africa, waste and the butterfly effect

Adwoa Coleman 4 Jun 2020

After Covid-19, Africa can build back better

After Covid-19, Africa can build back better

Amina J. Mohammed 28 May 2020

Masterclass unpacks ethics of sustainability within African fashion

Masterclass unpacks ethics of sustainability within African fashion

18 Mar 2020

Global progress on gender equality 'limping along' - new report

Global progress on gender equality 'limping along' - new report

6 Mar 2020