July 02
Angola: Abandoned Child in Brazil Returns to Angola
ANGOP
An Angolan child who was abandoned in Brazil has returned to the country, as a result of the intervention and support of the Angolan government, said this Tuesday, in Luanda, the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Determined to Address Youth Plight
The Herald
The Second Republic will continue to address challenges being faced by youths through availing various income generating projects, Zanu PF deputy secretary for youth affairs in the… Read more »
July 01
Egypt: Shehata - 'International Labor' Celebration On the 'World Day Against Child Labour'
Egypt Online
Hassan Shehata, Minister of Labor, confirmed that the Egyptian state is moving forward towards implementing the goals of the National Plan to Combat the Worst Forms of Child Labor… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Awaits Gen Z Invite to X Space Forum This Thursday or Friday
Capital FM
President William Ruto says he is open to dialogue with the youth, known as Generation Z, as early as Thursday or Friday this week. Read more »
Liberia: Fly Launches Youth Impact Monitoring, Advocacy Program
Liberian Observer
The Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY) has launched the Youth Impact Monitoring and Advocacy Program under the theme "Harnessing Youth Power, Tracking Progress, and Driving… Read more »
Africa: The Rise of Africa's Gen Zs - From TikTok, X to the Streets
Independent (Kampala)
On June 18, 2024, thousands of young Kenyans took to the streets to oppose proposed tax reforms, marking a significant shift in the landscape of youth activism and advocacy in… Read more »
Rwanda: Social Media - Unsung Youth Leadership That Could Yet Save a Continent
New Times
The tax protests in Kenya led by Generation Z urban youth have quietened down after the government withdrew the financial bill that drew their ire. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Decides - Youth Comprise 42% of Final Voters' List
New Times
Youth comprise over 40 per cent of total registered voters for the presidential and parliamentary elections in July. Read more »
Africa: African Governments Must Bring Young People On Board for AfCFTA Trade Pact to Succeed [analysis]
Daily Maverick
African governments need to earn the trust of young people if they are to successfully implement the African Continental Free Trade Area and ensure the participation of the largest… Read more »
Nigeria: Herb Seller Remanded Over Sex With 8-Year-Old Daughter
Daily Trust
Mufutau Taiwo, a herb seller, otherwise known as "concoction" in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has been dragged before a Family Magistrates' Court for allegedly engaging in an… Read more »
June 30
Africa: We Research Online 'Misogynist Radicalisation'. Here's What Parents of Boys Should Know [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Many parents are worried about their children using social media. But these concerns tend to focus on privacy, exposure to explicit material or contact with strangers. Read more »
Nigeria: Unicef Enrols 123,575 Katsina Girls, Boys On Nigeria Learning Passport
This Day
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has enrolled 123,575 girls and boys on the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) in the… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni's Brother Warns Youth Against Demonstrations, Calls for Innovation
Nile Post
Nuwagira made these remarks during the grand launch of the Patriotic League PLU Youth Forum, themed "Youth Leadership and Civil Engagement: Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today." Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Open to Dialogue With Gen Z On X Space
Capital FM
President William Ruto on Sunday expressed willingness to engage in dialogue with Generation Z, who have been protesting against his administration's tax policies and governance… Read more »
Kenya: Youths March in Nairobi to Honor Victims of Anti-Budget Protests, Candlelight Vigil Held At Uhuru Park
Capital FM
Dozens of youths waving Kenyan flags marched to Jeevanjee Gardens in Nairobi on Sunday in tribute to those killed during last week's anti-budget protests. Read more »
Nigeria: Man Jailed for Raping, Impregnating His 14-Year-Old Daughter
Premium Times
The DNA results revealed 99.99 positive that the convict is the father of a baby girl which his daughter put to birth. Read more »
Nigeria: Challenging Barriers to Girls' Education
This Day
Bukola Oyinloye, Faith Mkwananzi and Patience Mukwambo Read more »
June 28
Nigeria: 36% of Katsina Children Out of School but Situation Better - Unicef
Premium Times
Ms Farah said the success was due to collaboration between the Katsina government, UNICEF, and other partners. Read more »
Southern Africa: My Journey With Young Change-Makers in East and Southern Africa
UNFPA
Something struck me during a virtual event I was leading last week. A young person captured in a few words the essence of why we had gathered together. Read more »
Tanzania: Youth Engagement in Agriculture Great Potential
Daily News
TANZANIA has great potential to food self-sufficiency, by producing food locally without importing from abroad if the young population is properly involved in the agricultural… Read more »
Rwanda: What Rwandan Youth Expect From the Next MPs
New Times
On July 16, thirty-one candidates competing for the two youth representation seats in the lower house of Parliament will be elected by an electoral college comprising seven youth… Read more »
June 27
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage
allAfrica
Sierra Leone's lawmakers have adopted the Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024 to ban child marriage in the country. Hundreds of thousands of children, the vast majority of whom… Read more »
Africa: Sierra Leone's Dedicated Polio Vaccinators Hit Roads to Reach Millions of Children [press release]
WHO-AFRO
Using door-to-door vaccination and fixed vaccination centers in health facilities, the World Health Organization supported over 4000 vaccinators and healthcare workers in May to… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwandan Youth Give Hope, Kagame Tells Voters in Huye
New Times
Rwandan youth can give hope to anyone, said Paul Kagame, the presidential candidate of RPF-Inkotanyi and its allied political parties, as he took his electoral campaign to Huye… Read more »
Nigeria: Child Labour Compounds Issues of Out-of-School Children in Nigeria - Govt
Vanguard
THE Federal Government, on Thursday lamented that the issues of child labour and forced labour have compounded the problem of out-of-school children and appealed to Nigerians to… Read more »