September 01, 2022
South Africa: South African Tech Entrepreneurs Tackle Digital Divide in Townships
Improved internet access, online literacy and new technology tools such as apps for informal traders are helping the poorest Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: Rising Period Pad Prices Push Girls Out of School
Period poverty worsens with inflation crisis, as girls trade sex for pads or risk infection by using rags, leaves and cow dung Read more »
August 05, 2022
Kenya: Can Kenya's Youngest MP Candidate Take the Climate Fight to Power?
As Kenya's election nears, 22-year-old Anita Soina pledges to push climate action with the urgency she says is missing at the top Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Can an EU Law Save Children From Harmful Content Online?
The Digital Services Act will crack down on targeted ads and content to better protect children from harmful content on social media Read more »
June 14, 2022
Africa: As Young People Push to Be Online, Data Cost Stands in the Way
Nearly three-quarters of African youth see universal Wi-Fi as a human right, but sky-high data costs from Ghana to South Africa mean only one in eight can afford to be online all… Read more »
April 28, 2022
Africa: What #AfricaClimateCrisis Needs - Young People
Climate change is our inheritance. We should not be bystanders to processes and decisions that determine our future Read more »
December 21, 2020
Africa: Climate Risks to Health Set to Worsen Inequity, Harm Children
From poor families in flood-prone homes to women required to cover up in extreme heat, climate change will hit the health of vulnerable groups the hardest, warns Kristie Ebi Read more »
August 27, 2018
Africa: Half the World's Schools Lack Clean Water, Toilets and Handwashing
Nearly half the world's schools lack clean drinking water, toilets and handwashing facilities, putting millions of children at risk of disease, experts warned on Monday. Read more »
October 09, 2017
South Sudan: Going to School Unlikely If You're a Girl - Report Says
"Over 130 million girls are still out of school - that's over 130 million potential engineers, entrepreneurs, teachers and politicians whose leadership the world is missing out on" Read more »