African leaders reflect on their continent’s efforts at peacebuilding and development. Jane McClenahan reports.
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Category Archives: Africa
Rwanda: Lessons on Preventing Genocide 1
The general who led United Nations peacekeepers during the Rwanda genocide says early warning signs are the key to preventing atrocities. Hadley Griffin reports.
Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire led UN peacekeeping in Rwanda during the genocide. Eugenie Mukeshimana, head of Genocide Survivors Support Network, stands next to him.
Photo courtesy of Africa Renewal/Bo Li
Zimbabwe’s Poor Restart Reply
Prominent Zimbabwean attorney and human rights activist Beatrice Mtetwa talks about the problems with her country’s new constitution and new government, as Barbara Borst reports.
Beatrice Mtetwa, left, speaking about Zimbabwe at the International Peace Institute, with Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie of IPI.
Photo by Barbara Borst
Preventing Political Violence in Kenya Reply
A new study assesses how Kenya avoided another round of widespread ethnic violence in the March 2013 elections and what steps it still needs to take. Barbara Borst reports.
A teacher in western Kenya speaks to two boys whose families were displaced during political violence. Photo by Barbara Borst (2008)
A family that had to flee political violence in central Kenya. Photo by Barbara Borst (2008)
Living up to the Mandela Legend Reply
Reflecting on Nelson Mandela’s death, Barbara Borst recalls the sacrifices of those he inspired to struggle for freedom.
South African school children, 1987.
Photo by Barbara Borst
Rwanda fights poverty through tourism 2
Post-genocide Rwanda rebuilds, with tourism as a major sector in its effort to alleviate poverty. Jane McClenahan reports.
Lake Kivu Bay. Courtesy of Jacob Deering.
New development effort in Ghana’s poorest region 2
Ghana’s economy is one of the hottest in the world, but not everyone enjoys the benefits. Barbara Borst reports on efforts to include the impoverished northern regions.
Women gather the fruit from wild shea trees across the northern regions of Ghana. The fruit is edible and the kernels, known as shea nuts, are rich in oils that can be turned into shea butter.
Ghanaians gain ground on oil wealth accountability 2
Sudden oil wealth sounds like a winning lottery ticket, but too often, it breeds corruption, economic dislocation and conflict. Barbara Borst examines Ghana’s efforts to buck the trend.
Ghana strives to beat the resource curse and turn oil into a blessing 4
Nigeria lies less than 200 miles from Ghana along the western bulge of Africa – close enough to show Ghanaians how dangerous oil wealth can be for a developing country, as Barbara Borst has been finding out.
