June 23, 2016
Africa: African Heroes and the Superpowers of Agriculture
For most people, the notion of a hero conjures up images of brave individuals risking their lives for others, or "superheroes" from comic books or films, armed with supernatural… Read more »
June 09, 2016
Africa: Introducing a New Force in the Fight Against Malnutrition
Malnutrition is holding Ghana back. And it’s holding Africa back. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Read more »
May 29, 2016
Liberia: Young Entrepreneur Builds Jobs & Futures
Mahmud Johnson is founder and chief executive of J-Palm Liberia, an oil palm processing business he founded in 2013. He is one of a new group of young Liberians who attended… Read more »
January 13, 2016
Nigeria: Nation Faces Major Challenge to Vaccinating Children
As we look back on the public health issues that caught the world's attention in 2015, immunization stands out. Whether it was the measles outbreak in the US or the Ebola vaccine… Read more »
October 21, 2015
Africa: Saving Mothers & Babies Advances Africa - Melinda Gates
Sometimes the technical words we use to describe a problem mask its true nature. Read more »
October 03, 2015
Africa: 'Youth Dividend' Will Help Africa Produce Food and Jobs
Ten million young people are entering the African labour market every year. This presents both a challenge and an opportunity to take advantage of the "youth dividend" by… Read more »
September 24, 2015
Africa: Unleashing the Power of Young People and the Demographic Dividend
The demographic dividend has become a rallying call around the world. Read more »
July 23, 2015
Kenya: A Kenyan Mother's Fight to Save Her Community from Lead Poisoning
As environmental activist Phyllis Omido ascended the stage at the San Francisco Opera House to accept a prize for her efforts to close down a dangerous lead smelter, the crowd… Read more »
April 15, 2015
Congo-Kinshasa: Combatting Sexual Violence & Child Recruitment
Following is the text of remarks before the United Nations Security Council by Jeanine Mabunda Lioko Mudiayi, the personal representative of the president of the Democratic… Read more »
April 14, 2015
Nigeria: 'Our Job Is to Shoot, Slaughter and Kill' - Boko Haram's Reign of Terror in North-East Nigeria
The Executive Summary of the Amnesty International report released on April 14: Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Has Abducted 2,000 Girls - Report
Boko Haram militants have abducted upwards of 2,000 girls in the past two years, some of whom have been forced to become child soldiers alongside abducted boys, reports the human… Read more »
November 18, 2014
Africa: Enforce Laws to Prevent Child Marriages
Excerpts on child marriage and adolescent pregnancy from the 2014 State of the World Population report: Read more »
Nigeria: Investing in Youth Can Boost Nigeria
An excerpt from a fact sheet on Africa issued with the UN Population Fund's 2014 State of the World Population report: Read more »
Africa: Africa Can Boost Economy By U.S. $500 Billion
Africa can boost its growth by a third and generate an "economic miracle" if it invests enough in the younger generation, says a top United Nations official tasked with promoting… Read more »
Africa: Creative Young Innovators Need Schools
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, tells AllAfrica's Tami Hultman why and how young Africans can drive the continent and its… Read more »
October 20, 2014
Nigeria: Chibok Girls - Seeing Is Believing
Only when the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram militants six month ago actually emerge from confinement can the world believe that the deal reportedly negotiated with the… Read more »
September 02, 2014
Africa: Need to Create Jobs? Try Agriculture
The agriculture sector is more effective than the oil and gas sectors not only at creating jobs but boosting growth says, the Africa Progress Panel and Sipho Moyo of One during a… Read more »
July 29, 2014
Africa: Why Obama Launched Mandela Fellows to Lift Africa
When President Obama told young African leaders on Monday that their fellowship program was being renamed to honor Nelson Mandela, it was an emotional moment for Richard Stengel,… Read more »
May 19, 2014
Africa: 'No Excuse' for Newborn Death Rate
A series of papers published on Tuesday is laying the ground for concerted international action to reduce deaths among newborn babies - which reach their highest levels in… Read more »
May 05, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Hope for Kids in Kinshasa
Despite horrific abuses perpetrated on women and children, the atrocities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) rarely make international headlines. Read more »
April 01, 2014
Africa: Young Leaders Have Hope for Africa
Hundreds of people packed a Congressional committee room last week to see a panel of young leaders discuss their ideas for positive change across Africa. Read more »
March 06, 2014
Liberia: Resilience and Resolve – a Personal Story
On the morning of August 2, 1991, Anna Musu Sherman fled fighting and famine in Liberia's capital, but she couldn't outrun fear. Read more »
October 31, 2013
Africa: Child Mothers Set to Double By 2030, Says UN
The number of girls who become mothers before they are 15 years old is set nearly to double in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030, according to a new United Nations report. Read more »
October 23, 2013
Nigeria: Child Survival Profile - Nigeria
An excerpt from the Save the Children report, Lives on the Line: Read more »
September 30, 2013
Africa: Growing Potential of Digital Jobs for African Youths
The phrases "impact sourcing" and "business process outsourcing"- or BPO - are just jargon to most people. But they describe a model of doing business that advocates say could… Read more »
