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Google for Startups (GfS) announced the 25 African-based startups selected for this year’s $4million Black Founders Fund. The Black Founders Fund, now in its third… Read More »25 African Startups Unveiled To Receive $4M Google For Startups’ Black Founders Fund
By Winnie Byanyima and Sir Michael Marmot The COVID-19 crisis has shone a light on the danger of pandemics; social crises have shone a light on the danger… Read More »Close Inequalities To End AIDS & Prepare For Future Pandemics
South Sudan is experiencing one of the most severe crises in the world today, causing fragility, instability, and economic stagnation. While a peace agreement was… Read More »South Sudan President, Education Cannot Wait Jointly Announce Extended Multi-Year Education Response For Crises-Impacted Sudanese Children
By Tara Carey “Cyclone Freddy was a terrible experience, and now many women who lost their homes and their livelihoods are at increased risk of sexual… Read More »Cyclone Freddy Has Put Women & Girls In Malawi At Greater Risk Of Sexual Abuse & Exploitation
As we are nearing the end of the first half of 2023, we have all become more comfortable with change and disruption. Whether it is… Read More »Forces Of Change In The Creative Industries – Going Beyond Tech
By Abdullahi Jimoh Seven weeks after the bloody conflict in Khartoum, Sudan started, and 41 days after the Nigerian government began the evacuation of residents studying… Read More »Waiting Game For Nigerian Students Awaiting Evacuation From Sudan
By Elodie Iko This upcoming weekend, on May 28, we are commemorating World Hunger Day. The day serves as a reminder that more than 800 million… Read More »World Hunger Day: Renewing Our Commitment To Elevating Women As Change Agents For Ending Hunger
By Ignatius Banda Amid silent refrigerators spawned by crippling electricity cuts, township grannies are relying on their smarts and traditional preservation: roasting and smoking meat over… Read More »Amid Power Cuts In Zimbabwe, Food Preservation Made Easy By Grannies
By Aimable Twahirwa Following severe flooding and landslides that hit major parts of Rwanda earlier this month, experts are convinced that investing in the mapping of… Read More »Rwanda: Better Mapping Of Erosion Risk Areas Needed More Than Ever
By Robert Jenkins With schools now reopened around the world, countries are called to take transformative action on education financing to recover and accelerate learning for… Read More »Transforming Education With Equitable Financing