Educate An Africa Fit For The 21st Century
By Yasmine Sherif As we lead into the Africa Year of Education, and under the leadership of Africa, world leaders have an opportunity to solidify commitments to ‘Educate an Africa Fit for the 21st Century’. That means to empower Africa to deliver on the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Paris Agreement and Convention […]
Plight of Lone Child Migrants Stranded in Tunisia
There are millions of children on the move across the world, but an increasing number of them are travelling alone after being separated from their parents. In Tunisia, almost 1,500 unaccompanied children approached the offices of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) to seek support and asylum last year. Many had fled conflict in Sudan, Somalia, […]
Three Key Libyan Leaders have Agreed on the “Necessity” of Forming a Unified Government
The leaders are the president of the Presidential Council (PC) Mohamed Menfi, the head of High State Council (HSC) Mohamed Takala, who are both based in Tripoli, and Aguila Saleh, speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) in Benghazi. In a joint statement, the three leaders also called on the UN Mission in Libya and […]
The Head of the AfDB has Urged African Countries to Put an End to Natural Resource-backed Loans
Akinwumi Adesina called the deals bad and pointed to a bank initiative that helps countries renegotiate them. “The risk that one has with natural resource-backed loans, as far as I’m concerned, is that they are just bad, bad, and bad. First and foremost, because you can’t price the asset properly. If you have minerals, oil, […]
The Plan to Launch a Satellite from Nigeria in 2025 is no Longer Feasible
Halilu Shaba, the Director-General of the agency, conveyed this information during the ongoing 8th Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Expo, which revolves around the theme “STI: Solutions to National Economic Challenges.” According to the agency’s 25-year roadmap, part of its targets was to launch a Nigerian astronaut in space and an indigenous satellite from Nigerian […]
Hijackings off Somalia have Raised Concerns about a Resurgence of Indian Ocean Raids
Pirates have seized a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier off the coast of Somalia and taken its 23-member crew hostage, the ship’s owners said. The MV Abdullah was sailing from Mozambique’s capital Maputo to the United Arab Emirates with a cargo of 55,000 tonnes of coal when it was attacked on Tuesday, according to Kabir Steel Re-Rolling […]
Ghana’s Electoral Body Rejected a Plan by the Main Opposition to Use Drones at Upcoming Polls
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the use of drones will be aimed at preventing potential irregularities in December’s general election. But the electoral commission said such a move would contravene security protocols and jeopardise the confidentiality of the voting process. Ghana has a history of closely fought but peaceful elections. December will see a […]
Africans Now Make Up the Majority of Foreigners Given the Right to Work in Britain’s Care System
The number of Africans entering Britain as care workers nearly trebled over the last year after visa rules were changed to tackle staff shortages exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit. It highlights the West’s growing reliance on migrants from the world’s youngest continent to care for its aging populations. Some 57,000 Africans entered the […]
Communities Living Near Wildlife in Botswana Marched against the UK’s Anti-hunting Bill
The protesters delivered a petition to the British High Commission as Botswana prepares to send a delegation to the U.K. to lobby against the bill. The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill, which goes for a second reading later this month, seeks to ban the importation of legally obtained wildlife trophies from Africa. Trophy hunting is […]
Meet One of Nigeria’s First Female Borehole Engineers
Mariam Ibrahim, one of the few woman borehole engineers in north-east Nigeria, has built over 200 boreholes and aims to repair 10,000 more. In a male-dominated field, she challenges stereotypes, wand wants to inspire women to join her cause for clean water in their community. SOURCE: BBC
