Africa’s ‘Land-Linked’ Nations Chart a New Trade Route to Prosperity

Africa’s ‘Land-Linked’ Nations Chart a New Trade Route to Prosperity

Awaza, Turkmenistan — Once relegated to the periphery of Africa’s economic map due to their lack of coastline, the continent’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) are now reframing their geographic constraints as gateways to opportunity. At the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries held this week in Awaza, Turkmenistan, the UN Development Programme (UNDP)…

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Africa’s ‘Land-Linked’ Nations Chart a New Trade Route to Prosperity

Africa: From Policy to Prosperity – Inside Graça Machel Trust’s Drive for Women’s Economic Advancement

The Trust’s advocacy work is rewriting the story of women’s economic advancement in Africa–one policy conversation, one partnership, and one life-changing commitment at a time. Behind each milestone lies not just a statistic but a network of dedicated women entrepreneurs, policymakers, and Trust staff, all driven by a shared vision: that when women thrive, communities…

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