Suzanne Bellnoun, President of the African Diaspora Women’s Organisation

The Organisation of African Women in the Diaspora was created on 29 November 2011 in France. This organisation aims to bring together all African women living outside their country of origin to defend and pursue their socio-economic interests. It acts as an interface between civil society, public authorities and the various institutions in host and home countries.

Advocacy for Ecological Justice in Nigeria

African civil society seeks to raise awareness of ecological justice on a continent where fighting for the environment is particularly complex.

Côte d’Ivoire focuses on the fishing industry

Amani Abou Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission

Ofir Drori against wildlife crime

Ofir Drori, founder of Eagle, an organisation of ecomilitants determined to fight wildlife criminals in Africa.

Recycled paving stones in Mali

Head for Bamako, where a 23-year-old entrepreneur has invented recycled paving stones made from non-biodegradable plastics to cover some of the city's roads. This invention not only helps to create jobs, it also contributes to better waste management. This is helping to raise environmental awareness and reuse materials, giving them a useful second life of around a hundred years.

Agrix Tech, a start-up designed to help farmers

Agrix Tech, an app created in Cameroon, was made to diagnose plant diseases and suggest appropriate treatments. It operates offline and is available in Cameroon's national language. The designers of this app have also developed others that enable agricultural risks to be studied from the outset of the project.

Modibo Mao Makalou, Malian economist

With a background in economics and business finance in Canada and the United States, Modibo Mao Makalou was responsible for designing and evaluating development policies and strategies at the Office of the President of the Republic of Mali between 2004 and 2017. In this interview, he discusses issues such as the situation in Mali three years after the coup d'état, the future of the fight against terrorism in the Sahel and how the continent can unite to better defend its mining interests, which fuel conflicts and are often based on the exploitation of children.

Guinea: childhood shattered by gold mining

Guinea is Africa's 5th largest gold producer, and its mines fuel the national and global economy. In the mining regions of Siguiri, in the northeast of the country, many children work all day with their parents to try to improve their living conditions. In these regions, most families live in very precarious situations. Some NGOs are raising awareness to combat the exploitation of children, but the challenges remain complex. According to the UN, 68% of children in Guinea work from the age of 7. Many of them drop out of school to work in the mines, where they are exposed to conditions that threaten their health and safety.