June 27
Sudan: Child Hunger in Sudan Almost Doubles in Six Months With Three in Every Four Children Affected [press release]
savethechildren_uk
Based on drastic new figures from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Partnership - the leading international authority on the severity of hunger crises - Save… Read more »
Ghana: 75% of Ghana's Workforce in Informal Sector, 65 Percent of Youth Jobless - UNDP Report
Accra Times
Angela Lusigi, stressed the importance of building human capital through education, infrastructure development, and technology to create sustainable jobs, especially for the youth. Read more »
Southern Africa: UNFPA Launches Groundbreaking Digital Innovation Strategy and Toolkit to Help End FGM and Child Marriage in East and Southern Africa
UNFPA
With the clock ticking towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency announced a groundbreaking new… Read more »
Liberia: Beatha Foundation Wants Quality Education for Every Liberian Kid
FrontPageAfrica
Mr. Johnny B. White, Co-founder of the BEATHA Foundation, has pledged that the foundation will continue to advocate for and work towards improving the quality of education for… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia to Apply Blended Learning Approach in Tvet
Ethiopian Herald
Ethiopia is finalizing preparations to apply a blended learning approach in TVET institutions by combining conventional learning with online education shortly, the Ministry of… Read more »
Nigeria: No Child Should Be Denied Access to Education - Labour Minister
Leadership
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has stressed the need to ensure every child has access to education in Nigeria. Read more »
Ethiopia: Empowering Beyond Training - Tvets [opinion]
Ethiopian Herald
One of the primary functions of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) centers is to bridge skill gaps that could be observed through providing training on a… Read more »
Nigeria: Almajiri and Out-of-School Children
Daily Trust
To assist in eradicating the Almajiri system and reduction of out-of-school children to less than two per cent in Nigeria, I suggest you have a column in the Daily Trust tagged… Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Youths Protest, Commend Police Over Sealing of LG Secretariats
This Day
Hundreds of youths in Rivers State on Tuesday took to the streets in support of the State Police Command for occupying the 23 local government secretariats in the state. Read more »
June 26
Kenya: Ruto Pulling the Finance Bill Is Unlikely to Satisfy Angry Young Protesters - Here's Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In a move that shocked observers, Kenya's President William Ruto announced on 26 June he was withdrawing his government's highly controversial finance bill. This followed two days… Read more »
Africa: Why Won't My Kids Listen to Me? A Psychologist Explains [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Have you ever asked your child to do something simple but no matter how many times you ask, they keep ignoring you? Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Hears Testimony From Former Child Soldier On Brutal Reality of War
UN News
The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child soldier who recounted harrowing experiences of being abducted and forced to join an… Read more »
Rwanda: United Front Needed to Tackle the Threat of Drug Abuse
New Times
As Rwanda on June 26 joined the global community to mark the World Drugs Day, we must confront a shadow creeping over Rwanda's vibrant future: the growing problem of drug abuse. Read more »
Angola: Attorney General's Office Prioritizes Cases of Vandalism and Rape of Minors
ANGOP
The new coordinator of the Southern Judicial Region (RJS) of the Attorney General's Office, Vanderley Bento Mateus, promised on Wednesday, in Lubango city, Huíla province,… Read more »
Nigeria: FCT to Focus More On Child Rights Policies
Daily Trust
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCT) will, in line with the Renewed Hope Initiative of the present administration, continue to promote policies that protect the… Read more »
June 25
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Fights Higher Drug Abuse Cases, Especially Among Youth
VOA
Officials in Zimbabwe, which is facing a growing problem of substance abuse -- especially among unemployed youth, say arrests have surged in 2024, with close to 2,400 people taken… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwandan Youth - Here's Why Voting Will Be the Most Lit Thing You Do All Year [opinion]
New Times
Let's be real. You're busy. There's Netflix to binge, TikTok dances to scroll through, and that start-up you swear you'll launch as soon as you finish binge-watching Bridgerton.… Read more »
Liberia: 3-Yr-Old Child Rapist Jailed for 40 Years
New Republic
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Sudan: Unicef Urges Immediate Action for Sudanese Children Amid Ongoing War
Capital FM
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has called for urgent action to support millions of Sudanese children whose lives have been devastated by the… Read more »
Uganda: NRM Youth Pledge to Be Vanguards in Museveni War On Graft
Nile Post
A group of youth that subscribe to the National Resistance Movement ideology has vowed to join President Museveni to fight corruption "like never before". Read more »
Zimbabwe: Code to Criminalise Infecting Minors
The Herald
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June 24
Kenya: Any Child of Mine Who Will Not Go to the Streets With Other Children Will Face DNA Test - Kaluma
Capital FM
Homabay Town MP Peter Kaluma has declared that any of his children who fail to turn up in the upcoming protests against the Finance Bill 2024 will face DNA tests to verify their… Read more »
Nigeria: Urgent Need to Enforce Policies to Prevent Trafficking of Young Girls, Children in Plateau
Leadership
A non Governmental Organisations (NGO) Child Protection Network and Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) has condemned in strong terms the current trend of trafficking of young girls… Read more »
Nigeria: Youth Leaders Reject Calls for State of Emergency in Rivers
Leadership
The Rivers State Ethnic Youth Leaders Coalition (RSEYLC), has said the call for a state of emergency in Rivers State or impeachment of its governor, Siminalayi Fubara, will… Read more »
Liberia: Daring to Dream - the Path to a Progressive Liberia [opinion]
FrontPageAfrica
In the heart of every Liberian youth lies the potential to forge a new destiny for their nation, a destiny predicated on the pillars of enlightenment, progress, and an unabashed… Read more »