May 16

• Where Is the Money to Help Poisoned Children? [analysis]

  IRIN

  Aid organizations and rights groups are putting more pressure on the Nigerian government to release a promised US$5.4 million in aid for lead-poisoned children, but government... Read more »

• ANC Youth League Blames DA for March Clashes

  SAPA

  The ANC Youth League has blamed the DA for attacks that took place during a youth wage subsidy march organised by the opposition party in Johannesburg on Monday. Read more »

• Well-Done, Youths [editorial]

  Daily Observer

  Gambian youths have done it again. Their donation of some 35.5 tones of farm produce collected from the district youths through the Youth Ministry to the NDMA for onward... Read more »

• Setting Sail for a Better Future

  Biz-Community

  South Africans who live near the coast can enjoy swimming, surfing, fishing and sailing at any time. For the past decade the non-profit Izivunguvungu-MSC Foundation for Youth has... Read more »

• How We Can Attract the Youth to Agriculture

  New Vision

  RECENTLY, Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II called on the youth to remain in the rural areas instead of migrating to cities in such of elusive opportunities. Read more »

• FDC Youth Arrested for Storming DPP's Office

  New Vision

  Police detained four youths from the FDC party for five hours on allegations for storming the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Kampala. Read more »

• Youth Should Venture Into Business - Nujoma

  New Era

  Founding Father of the Nation, Dr Sam Nujoma, has urged youth to engage in legitimate business ventures to contribute to economic growth. Read more »

• Plans to Boost Rural Youth On Track - Nkwinti

  BuaNews

  Government is making progress with the National Rural Youth Service Corps (Narysec), says Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti. Read more »

• MDC-T Backs Youth Service

  The Herald

  MDC-T legislators yesterday made a major climb-down by admitting that vocational training centres are important for youth development. Read more »

• Youth Organisations Urged to Regularise Status

  Daily Observer

  The executive secretary of the National Youth Council (NYC) has urged all youth organisations to come forward and regularise their registration status with the Council. Read more »

• Bindura Plans Youth Games Blitz

  The Herald

  PREPARATIONS for the 2012 National Youth Games, which are scheduled for August in Bindura, are now at an advanced stage. Read more »

• First Lady's Efforts to Curb Child Labor [document]

  U.S. Embassy Abidjan

  A front-page report in L'Expression says that Ivorian First Lady Dominique Ouattara's personal involvement in efforts aimed at curbing child labor in Cote d'Ivoire has saved the... Read more »

• International Children's Race for Durban

  SA Info

  A member of AIMS, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA), which receives global recognition from the world body for its contribution to sports' industry, both locally and... Read more »

• Country Tops Cossasa Youth Champs

  Namibian

  NAMIBIA dominated the Confederation of School Sport Associations of Southern Africa (Cossasa) Athletics Youth Championships in Gaberone, Botswana over the weekend, winning a total... Read more »

• Bosco Ntaganda Recruits Children By Force [press release]

  HRW

  Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, who mutinied against the Democratic Republic of Congo in early April 2012, has forcibly recruited at least 149 boys and young men into his forces since April... Read more »

• Embrace Drug Abuse Awareness, Youths Urged

  Daily News

  The Parliamentary Committee for HIV/Aids has urged youths engaged in disseminating HIV/Aids education to incorporate awareness on effects of drug abuse. Read more »

• Youth in Manchester Organise Genocide Commemoration

  New Times

  On a breezy April day in Manchester, candles of hope were lit for the 18th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Some people gathered to learn more about the... Read more »

• Child Protection Bill in Parliament Soon

  ANGOP

  The chairman of the National Council on Child, João Baptista Kussumwa, said Tuesday in Sumbe, central Kwanza Sul province, the Angolan Government is ready to submit the Bill... Read more »

May 15

• UN Envoy Urges Prosecution of Captured LRA Officer

  UN News

  The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict today urged the Ugandan Government bring to justice a senior commander of the brutal Lord's Resistant Army (LRA), who was... Read more »

• Citizens Need Continuing Support to Withstand Future Shocks

  Unicef

  UNICEF remains extremely concerned about the large number of Somalis in crisis including 325,000 acutely malnourished children. The recovery from last year's drought and famine is... Read more »

• The Challenge of Youth Inclusion [press release]

  World Bank

  A new report from the World Bank finds that almost half of all Moroccan youth between the ages of 15 and 29 are neither working, nor in school. Promoting Youth Opportunities and... Read more »

• Parent-Child Communication Breakdown

  RNW Africa

  In Cameroon, parents are finding it increasingly difficult to communicate with their children. At the same time, children are embarrassed to discuss sensitive topics with their... Read more »

• 100,000 More Laptops for Schools

  New Times

  The Ministry of Education aims to have distributed 200,000 computers to primary school children across the country by the end of the year. The exercise is under the One Laptop per... Read more »

• Karongi - Youth Meet to Protest Genocide Ideologies

  News of Rwanda

  Youth from Twumba sector of Karongi district with security and police officials gathered for a community work to remember genocide survivors in Bisesero Karongi district, vowing to... Read more »

• 'Unemployed Youth a Threat to Stability'

  New Vision

  Parliament speaker Rebecca Kadaga has warned that the high unemployment rates among youth was a threat to stability of business environment because when the unemployed take to... Read more »