July 17
Africa: All of Africa Today - July 17, 2026
allAfrica
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Nigeria: Firm Challenges Youths On Sustainable Skills, Creativity
Leadership
A resourceful business development company, B.O.S.S Resources and Consults, has challenged youths to develop sustainable skills, display creativity and job employability, so as to… Read more »
Uganda: Kapchorwa RDC Confirms 19 Dead in King David Junior School Bus Crash
New Light
Kapchorwa: The Resident District Commissioner for Kapchorwa, Bayole Stanley, has confirmed that 19 people died in Thursday's road accident involving a bus carrying pupils of King… Read more »
July 16
South Africa: Children of Immigrants Forced to Leave South African Schools
GroundUp
Repatriation process interrupts schooling Read more »
Malawi: Alarm As Over 100 Underage Girls Trapped in Sex Work in Rumphi, Campaigners War
Nyasa Times
More than 100 girls under the age of 18 are believed to be involved in sex work in Rumphi, according to warnings issued by campaigners at a stakeholders' meeting this week. Read more »
Algeria: Fire at Orphanage Kills 11, Including Children
DW
A fire at an orphanage in the province of Algiers has killed 11 people and injured 19 more, authorities said. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expressed his condolences amid his trip… Read more »
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Africa: African Development Bank Group and Partners Champion Gender and Child Statistics As Cameroon Hosts Africa's First Continental Forum
African Development Bank (AfDB)
The first African Forum on Gender and Child Statistics (AGCSF 2026) concluded on 10 July in Yaoundé with a renewed commitment from African governments and development… Read more »
South Africa: NGO Demands Fast Sentencing for Child Abuser - South African News Briefs - July 16, 2026
allAfrica
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Uganda: School Bus Involved in Fatal Crash in Kapchorwa
Nile Post
A school bus carrying pupils of Kings David Junior School, Ndejje, has been involved in a fatal road crash in Kapchorwa District, Police have confirmed. Read more »
Ghana: What Helps Young Children Learn? Adults Who Take an Interest in Their Homework and Reading [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Across Ghana, thousands of children start formal schooling every year full of promise. Yet many struggle to master basic reading and numeracy skills in the early grades. Read more »
Kenya: CS Ruku Assures of El Niño Preparedness, Launches ICT Hub and Urges Youths to Register As Voters
Capital FM
Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Geoffrey Ruku has assured Kenyans that the Government is fully prepared to respond to any… Read more »
Liberia: The Power of Intellectual Research and Reading - A Pathway to Empower Liberian Youth
FrontPageAfrica
"If you want to hide any intellectual thing from a Liberian, put it in a book, because they don't want to read and comprehend." Read more »
Liberia: Kids Literacy Program Launched in District 13
New Dawn
The Andy Bropleh Jallah Foundation has officially launched the fifth cycle of its three-month Literacy Kids Reading Program, bringing together children from across Montserrado… Read more »
Nigeria: Before We Dismember NYSC
This Day
Monday Philips EKPE writes that Nigeria's national youth service needs well-considered reforms, not capricious changes Read more »
July 15
Congo-Kinshasa: 'In the DR Congo, Containing Ebola Requires Stronger Collective Action and a Faster Response'
Unicef
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Gilles Fagninou, following visit to Ituri Read more »
Africa: Global Childhood Immunization Coverage Inches Forward Despite Conflict and Hesitancy - Unicef, WHO
WHO
In 2025, 90% of infants globally - or nearly 116 million - received at least one dose of a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, and 85% - or 110 million - completed the… Read more »
Uganda: Ministry of Health Links Poor Menstrual Hygiene to School Dropouts, Teenage Pregnancy
Nile Post
The Ministry of Health has warned that poor menstrual hygiene remains a major contributor to school absenteeism, teenage pregnancy and maternal health complications among… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Welcomes UN Report Reaffirming Findings On Palestinian Children in Gaza
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa has welcomed the latest report by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, saying it reaffirms… Read more »
Nigeria: 13.5m Children Miss Vaccines in 2025 - WHO, Unicef
Vanguard
... Raise alarm over widening global immunisation gap Read more »
Liberia: Christ Embassy Tvet School Graduates 835
Liberian Observer
Christ Embassy Vocational School has graduated 835 students during its 10th cycle graduation ceremony, further strengthening its reputation as one of Liberia's leading institutions… Read more »
Liberia: FLY Launches Reform Initiatives
Liberian Observer
The President of the Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY), Duku Jallah, has unveiled an ambitious decentralization agenda aimed at shifting leadership, resources, and decision-making… Read more »
Nigeria: Chief of Staff Calls On Youths to Champion National Development [document]
State Department
Nigerian youths have been urged to embrace responsibility, uphold unity and place national interest above personal ambition, with a call to prioritise service, sacrifice and… Read more »
Tanzania: How SBL Is Investing in Tanzania's Youth to Build a Better Future
Daily News
"THE future belongs to those who prepare for it today." While this saying popularised by Malcom X has endured for generations, its relevance has perhaps never been greater than it… Read more »
Tanzania: Hakielimu Launches Safe Learning Assessment to Strengthen Child Protection
Daily News
Education is widely recognized as one of the most powerful tools for transforming lives, reducing poverty and promoting sustainable national development. Beyond equipping children… Read more »
Nigeria: Rowland Odih Faults Seyi Makinde Over Comments On Oyo School Kidnap
Leadership
Former Director-General of Atiku Youth Wing and now Director-General of The Bridge for Renewed Hope; Hon. Rowland Odih has strongly criticised the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi… Read more »
Uganda: UNFPA Urges More Investment in Youth to Drive Economic Growth
Nile Post
- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged Uganda to increase investment in young people, saying the country's youthful population has the potential to become a major… Read more »
