March 16, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 16, 2022
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March 15, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 15, 2022
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January 25, 2022
Africa: Why Youth Are Integral to Shaping Peacebuilding Processes as Leaders, Not Only Beneficiaries
Hello and welcome to Allafrica's focus on peacebuilding and Africa, Silence The Guns. I'm Juanita Williams and today we speak about the role of young people in peacebuilding, made… Read more »
December 15, 2021
West Africa: #AfricaACTs On Education - The Future Of West And Central African Children Is Being Shaped In Today's Schools
December 08, 2021
Sierra Leone: Entrepreneur Creates Clean, Affordable Energy for Sierra Leone's Rural Areas #AfricaClimateCrisis
Energy. Who has it, who doesn't, where it comes from and the consequences of its use are some of the greatest challenges we face. Read more »
November 09, 2021
Niger: School Fire Kills At Least 25 Children in Niger
At least 25 primary school children were killed after their straw-hut classrooms caught fire in Maradi region, Niger on Monday, November 8, 2021. Read more »
October 06, 2021
Central African Republic: Looking Ahead, Banking On Human Capital - The Keys To Development In The Central African Republic
Géraldine Wonzangba is a student like any other all over the world: a chemistry major at the University of Bangui, she is at that age where one can dream about any and… Read more »
October 04, 2021
Africa: Helping Girls Attain Their Educational Dreams without Discrimination
Nineteen-year-old Justina (not her real name) from the southwestern region of Nigeria had just been admitted to the Federal University of Technology in Minna, Nigeria, when she… Read more »
September 21, 2021
Nigeria: Time to Ransom the Psycho-Social Trauma of Nigeria's Kidnapping Epidemic
"He is the one! That's him!" Those were the words my brother heard before four uniformed men grabbed him at the store five minutes from his home in Port Harcourt, Rivers state… Read more »
September 01, 2021
Africa: Sahel's Conflict Crisis – Women Hold Key to Building Peace
It is now a decade since the Sahel crisis unfolded. Yet, the region has picked up the hard lessons and remains of interest globally. Read more »
March 24, 2021
Africa: Big Boost for African Development as Nigerian Business Leader Samad Rabiu Pledges to Give $100 Million Yearly
6 Nigerian varsities get N6b for starters Read more »
March 19, 2021
Africa: Change For Africa's Women - So, Where Do We Start?
The years 2010-2020 marked the African Women’s Decade. As we take stock of the last ten-plus years, it is clear is that we have not kept the promises that were made to the… Read more »
February 24, 2021
Africa: World's Biggest Stars Come Out to Support Global Citizen's Recovery Plan For The World
"The urgency to get a vaccine to everyone, everywhere cannot be underestimated. As a country, we will be joining efforts to help the world recover better by ending the pandemic as… Read more »
November 20, 2020
West Africa: "COVID-19 Pandemic Has Led Us To Rethink Our Strategy" - Nathalie Gabala, Mastercard Foundation
The Mastercard Foundation is committed to supporting economic recovery programs in Africa to enable states to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first French… Read more »
November 12, 2020
Kenya: Shining Light on Slums to Unlock Girls' Talents
The dusty road leading to the heart of the Mathare settlement in Nairobi's north-west corner passes metal-roofed homes that seem to spill down hillsides, packed closely… Read more »
November 11, 2020
Africa: Are Africans Ready For Integrated State and Indigenous Laws?
In 1956, Doris Stenton published The English Woman in History. According to her, the Norman Conquest of 1066 ended the egalitarian social status of Anglo-Saxon women and… Read more »
September 30, 2020
Africa: Softening the Impact of Conflict Multiplier Covid-19
Since 1992, when the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (Accord) was established, the conflict management NGO has played an integral role in conflict… Read more »
August 20, 2020
Kenya: Denying Education to Pregnant Teens and Young Mothers Harms Girls and Reduces Nation's Potential
"I didn't go back to school, because I didn't have anyone to give me advice," "Harriet" told me. "I wish someone would've come to talk to me about school and encourage me." We were… Read more »
June 23, 2020
Africa: How Countries Strive to Provide Learning for Children With Disabilities
Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa get bad press for their progress in providing inclusive education. Just two in three children complete primary school on time, while the number… Read more »
June 16, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Jeopardises Gains Made Towards Protecting Women and Girls from Violence
The passing of laws to end child marriage resulted in blocking thousands of child marriages and enabling second chance education for girls. However, these gains made over the years… Read more »
June 12, 2020
East Africa: Mastercard Foundation Mounts Aggressive Response to COVID-19 - Daniel Hailu
AllAfrica Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Amadou Mahtar Ba speaks with Daniel Hailu, the Regional Head for Mastercard Foundation based in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of the… Read more »
June 05, 2020
South Africa: What Does Home Schooling Actually Mean?
It would seem that many parents are still very reluctant to send their children back to school. Especially those with children in public schools who do not particularly believe… Read more »
June 03, 2020
Africa: Ebola, Hydroxychloroquine, COVID-19 – WHO Tackles a World of Health Challenges
Almost 50 responders from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners arrived today in Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), along with 3600 doses of Ebola… Read more »
June 01, 2020
Africa: Higher Education Budgets Key to Securing Africa's Future After COVID-19
On June 8, South Africa’s schools are expected to reopen their doors to grade 7 and 12 students, who have lost over two months of critical classroom instruction due to… Read more »
April 21, 2020
Uganda: The Making of a Humanities Scholar
When I was young, having finished school with very high marks on my A-levels, people asked me what I wanted to study at university. I had never been interested in fields that… Read more »