Nigeria: Northern Governors Talk Tough On Kidnapping, Out-of-School Children

[Vanguard] Kaduna--Northern Governors yesterday in Kaduna rallied against increasing kidnapping, out-of-school children, insecurity and other problems militating against the progress of the region, describing the situation as an unacceptable reality that must be tackled head-on.

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 12:34 pm

Nigeria: Man Kills 2-Year-Old Boy, Harvests His Internal Organs in C'river

[Vanguard] A man, who operates a laundry shop at Ikang, Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, has allegedly killed a two-year-old boy left in his care by his mother and harvested his internal organs

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 12:34 pm

Mozambique: STAE Told to Register Children in Nyamayabue

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The number of potential voters seeking to register Nyamayabue, Mutarara, Tete has jumped. In the first fortnight of April, the Nyamayabue municipal area saw only 2 and 3 people registered per brigade per day. Mutarara Velha did not register a single voter on some days. But since 24 April, the number of new voters has exploded to 40 in each post in the municipal area. And for the brigades outside the municipality, the number of new voters has risen to slightly more than 100 voters a day.

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 10:41 am

Liberia: President Boakai Launches Liberia Digital Transformation Project, Targeting 10,000 Youths

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Boakai has launched Liberia's Digital Transformation Project, targeting 10,000 youths nationwide. This initiative fulfills his commitment made during his first state of the nation address in January. He emphasized the importance of leveraging Information Communication Technology (ICT) to create jobs for Liberian youths. The goal is to empower 10,000 young people with digital skills within the first half of 2024.

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 8:34 am

Rwanda: Rwanda Gen Zs Combat Lingering Hate Speech

[VOA] Kigali -- Hate speech fueled Rwanda's tragic 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, resulting in the loss of around 800,000 people. Today, a new generation - including some very determined Generation Z members in Rwanda - is leading the charge to stop hate speech from spreading again and working towards a future of unity and understanding.

Posted on: 1 May 2024 | 11:55 pm

Nigeria: Child Labour As 'Indecent Work'

[This Day] The Child Rights Act should be enforced

Posted on: 1 May 2024 | 2:57 am

Rwanda: Inside USAID Tubeho's Drive to Improve Maternal and Child Healthcare Services

[New Times] Rwanda has made significant progress in improving maternal, new-born, child, and adolescent health, as well as family planning, reproductive health services, and malaria prevention and treatment. These achievements have been made possible through investments from the Ministry of Health and its partners.

Posted on: 1 May 2024 | 1:07 am

Africa: Call for Experts - Regional Validation Committee (RVC) On the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B

[WHO-AFRO] The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking experts to serve as members one of the Regional Validation Committee (RVC) on the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B. This "Call for experts" provides information about the advisory group in question, the expert profiles being sought, the process to express interest, and the process of selection.

Posted on: 30 April 2024 | 11:45 pm

Rwanda: World Vision's 'Youth Ready' Initiative to Empower 8,000 Agents of Change

[New Times] World Vision Rwanda, a division of the global humanitarian and development organization dedicated to empowering children, families, and communities to overcome poverty and injustice, unveiled its Youth Ready program on Friday, April 26.

Posted on: 30 April 2024 | 12:12 pm

Nigeria: NGF Laments Spike in Out-of-School Children

[Vanguard] The Northern Governors' Forum (NGF) has voiced deep concerns over the alarming increase in the number of out-of-school children in the region, labelling it as a pressing issue that demands immediate attention.

Posted on: 30 April 2024 | 10:53 am

Tunisia: Blue Entrepreneurship Among Young People in Tunisia Remains 'Poorly or Under-Exploited' (Citet Study)

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Despite being a real driver of economic development, blue entrepreneurship among young people in Tunisia remains "poorly or under-exploited" due to several factors linked mainly to their lack of knowledge of the marine environment, a study carried out by the Tunis International Centre for Environmental Technologies (French: CITET) on the opportunities for eco-entrepreneurs in the blue economy sectors in Tunisia reads.

Posted on: 30 April 2024 | 10:47 am

South Africa: Gauteng Health Department Concerned Over Rise in Teenage Pregnancies - South African News Briefs - April 30, 2024

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Posted on: 30 April 2024 | 2:24 am

Rwanda: High Risk Zone Dwellers Warned to Relocate As Heavy Rains Kill Mother, Child in Kigali

[New Times] A mother and her child died in Kigali when their family house collapsed during a heavy downpour over the past weekend, an official has told The New Times.

Posted on: 29 April 2024 | 11:42 pm

Rwanda: Rwanda to Use Unesco Model to Reduce Teenage Pregnancies

[New Times] The Rwandan government and women's rights advocates are translating a UNESCO toolkit into Kinyarwanda at a cost of nearly Rwf1 billion. This toolkit will assist parents, teachers, and guardians in educating children and youth on sexual and reproductive health to address teen pregnancies.

Posted on: 29 April 2024 | 11:31 pm

Ethiopia: Helping Hand for Children With Cancer

[Ethiopian Herald] Tsige Wegu has been passing through a lot of challenges due to cancer complications of her son. Eversince she knew about her beloved son's health situation, Tsige has left no stones unturned to find ways that could help to improve her son's health .

Posted on: 29 April 2024 | 12:32 pm

Africa: Talking to Teens About Sex - Advice for Parents On When, How, What to Say and Why It's So Important

[The Conversation Africa] The "birds and the bees". The "facts of life". Whatever you call it, many parents dread discussing sex and sexuality with their teenagers. They may be embarrassed, or worried that they don't understand some concepts. In some countries, cultural norms may mean it's considered inappropriate for adults and adolescents to talk about sex.

Posted on: 28 April 2024 | 11:37 pm

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Announces a National Financial Education Module for Youth and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

[Mastercard Foundation] The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), the Mastercard Foundation, and First Consult, through the BRIDGES programme, announced the National Financial Education Module for Youth and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Addis Ababa on 29 February 2024. The official opening event of the Standardized National Financial Education Module for youth and MSMEs was held in the attendance of key stakeholders in the Ethiopian financial industry- including Martha Hailemariam, Advisor to the Vice Governor of

Posted on: 28 April 2024 | 5:06 pm

South Africa: As SA Marks 30 Years of Democracy, It Must Prioritise Safety of Its Children - Its Greatest Resource, Unicef Urges

[Daily Maverick] The United Nations Children's Fund South Africa has called for the country's children to be put at the centre of the developmental agenda.

Posted on: 27 April 2024 | 5:57 am

Ethiopia: Over 4 Million Children Out of School in Amhara Region - UN

[Reporter] Armed conflict, drought, and other compounding factors are keeping more than 4.1 million children out of school in the Amhara region, according to a United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) situation report released on April 26, 2024.

Posted on: 27 April 2024 | 5:20 am

Namibia: Namibia Struggles With Delay in Rollout of HPV Vaccine

[VOA] Namibia is recognized as one of the few African nations to reach continental health targets outlined in the Abuja Declaration, allocating at least 15% of its national budget to health.

Posted on: 27 April 2024 | 4:46 am

Uganda: Mubende Launches Construction of Juvenile Detention Facility

[Nile Post] Mubende District has launched the construction of a juvenile reception centre whose first phase will cost Shs94 million.

Posted on: 26 April 2024 | 12:36 pm

Uganda: Uganda to Introduce National Children Play Day

[Nile Post] Uganda is preparing to celebrate its first-ever national children's play day on April 30, 2024 to raise awareness about the transformative power of play in a child's life and its crucial role in healthy development.

Posted on: 26 April 2024 | 12:36 pm

Niger: Niger's Military Coup Triggers Child Marriages, Sex Work in Neighboring Countries

[IPS] Cotonou/Benin -- A group of young girls aged between 15 and 17 sit tight, following attentively a lesson being taught by a Mualim (Islamic teacher) in a makeshift madrassah (Qur'anic school) located in one of the impoverished townships of Benin's economic capital, Cotonou. They arrived in Benin recently, fleeing poverty, hunger, climate change, and rising insecurity in their home country, Niger, in the aftermath of the military coup that toppled democratically-elected president Mohamed Bazoum.

Posted on: 26 April 2024 | 6:31 am

South Africa: South Africa's Youth Are a Generation Lost Under Democracy - Study

[The Conversation Africa] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the country's youth - "democracy's children" - had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led by the African National Congress (ANC) that he leads.

Posted on: 25 April 2024 | 8:55 pm

Liberia: Major Step in Malaria Prevention As Three West African Countries Roll Out Vaccine

[GAVI] Cotonou/Freetown/Monrovia -- In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries - Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone - today launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations. The vaccine rollout, announced on World Malaria Day, seeks to further scale up vaccine deployment in the African region.Today's launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood

Posted on: 25 April 2024 | 10:51 am