Everyone Suffers When Education is Wielded As A Weapon of War [guest column]
allAfrica
Since 2017, Cameroon has been engulfed in a bloody civil war that has involved the cruel and unorthodox weapon of withholding education. This conflict has led to the deaths of… Read more »
Tinubu Appoints Brig-Gen Nafiu As New NYSC DG
Leadership
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Brigadier General Kunle Nafiu as the new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Read more »
'No Money, No Programs' - Funding the Future of Smiles in Africa [interview]
allAfrica
"We never said no. We just said, 'How?' What drove us, the most important thing that drove us, were the children. These were lives that we could change." Read more »
Who's My Dad? in South Africa That's a Complex Question - Report Tracks the Rise of 'Social Fathers' [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The State of South Africa's Fathers 2024 report is published by the new Tataokhona project at Stellenbosch University. The project focuses on research and interventions related to… Read more »
221 Children Raped in Sudan War 'Should Shock Anyone to Their Core and Compel Immediate Action' - Unicef
Dabanga
"Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including infants as young as one, amid the nationwide conflict rippling across Sudan," the UN agency for children, UNICEF,… Read more »
How Rwanda Enhances Mother, Child Health Through Community Engagement
New Times
Rwanda has made progress in improving maternal health, focusing on integrated healthcare services, community involvement, and the use of technology to ensure accessible and… Read more »
Life After School for Young South Africans - Six Insights Into What Lies Ahead [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
At the dawn of democracy in 1994, South Africa faced a sobering reality. Fewer than a third of 25- to 34-year-olds had achieved at least a matric (12 years of schooling completed)… Read more »
Children As Young As One Reported Among Survivors of Rape During Sudan's Violent Conflict - Unicef [press release]
United Nations in Sudan
UNICEF calls for urgent international efforts to protect and support children in Sudan Read more »
Clean Water 'A Lifeline' for Around 364,000 Children a Day in Goma
UN News
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are providing lifesaving clean water supplies to 700,000 people a day - around… Read more »
U.S. Funding Cut Ends Vital HIV Programme for Orphans
GroundUp
In some parts of the country HIV testing was dependent on US money, so testing has just stopped Read more »
Scalable Birth Care Approach in Tanzania Saves 1,000+ Lives - Study [press release]
allAfrica
Scaling this bundle of care could have transformative impact on countries with highest burden of newborn and maternal death around the world The magnitude of women’s lives… Read more »
Cholera Surges in Sudan's White Nile State, More Than 292,000 Children at Risk in Kosti
Unicef
NICEF, partners respond to curb the spread of cholera outbreak Read more »
Stellenbosch Students Join Nationwide Protests Over Fees - South African News Briefs - February 21, 2025
allAfrica
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Children Already Dying in Sudan's Stricken Zamzam Camp - WFP
UN News
UN humanitarians on Friday warned again that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks inside the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur. Read more »
Dissolution Of Child Welfare Body Leaves 700,000 Children In Crisis
Capital FM
The fate of approximately 700,000 vulnerable children hangs in the balance following the government's decision to dissolve the Children Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK) as part of a… Read more »
