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What helps young children learn? Adults who take an interest in their homework and reading

Reading together and taking an interest in homework makes a difference to young children’s learning.

Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from

Tired colonial tropes paint Africans as untamed, unrestrained, and lacking in intelligence.

Formation des jeunes à l’emploi : les enseignements tirés de 9 pays africains sur ce qui fait défaut

Les programmes en faveur de l'emploi des jeunes doivent s'articuler autour d'emplois concrets, d'institutions efficaces et des jeunes auxquels ils sont destinés.

Breaking the silence: Zimbabwean youth leader calls for urgent investment in mental health

For Tanatswa Amanda Chikaura, mental health advocacy began with a personal loss: while studying psychology at the University of Zimbabwe, she learned that a fellow student had died by suicide.

WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as Uganda reaches milestone

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the third largest on record and is spreading faster than any previous one during the first month of exposure, the head of th...

Watch – The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog

High court suspends President Ruto's executive order placing IPOA under Interior Ministry

The High Court has temporarily suspended the implementation of president William Ruto's Executive Order No. 2 of 2023 that placed the IPOA under the Ministry of Interior and National Administrati...

China is funding African farmers but not food processing and storage: why it’s a problem

Chinese lenders have invested billions in African agriculture. But new research shows the money often misses what’s needed to modernise the sector.

South Africa’s food system is failing children – what must change

Early exposure to malnutrition from conception to a child’s second birthday can have an irreversible effect on their long-term health and development.

How Farmers Are Learning About Restoring Soils and Scaling Agroecology in Kenya

At Yumbuni Village in Kenya’s Makueni County, farmers from Vihiga and Kakamega counties have travelled over 560 kilometres to join their colleagues in Kathonzweni Ward and see the progress of experime...

Un « super El Niño » se profile : cinq leçons durement acquises que le monde peut tirer de l'Afrique

Un puissant épisode de super El Niño se profile. Les leçons tirées par l’Afrique des catastrophes climatiques passées peuvent aider le monde à s’y préparer.

Looted gold and gum arabic are bankrolling Sudan’s war, UN warns

Alongside gold, the little-known Sudanese commodity gum arabic – used in soft drinks, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals – continues to fuel the war.