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MPs push for urgent resolution of higher education funding crisis

Parliament Committee on Education has called for urgent and coordinated action to address persistent funding challenges affecting higher education sector.

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.

Issakaba: what a 1999 Nollywood classic reveals about Nigeria’s security crisis today

One of west Africa’s most popular action films speaks to Nigeria’s pressing security issues.

Floods forced Zimbabwean women to leave their homes. They rebuilt their lives but here’s what they still need

New research shows how women in rural Zimbabwe rebuilt their lives after Cyclone Dineo displaced hundreds of families and swept away their homes.

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...

Uganda begins countdown to end of Ebola outbreak

Uganda begins countdown to end of Ebola outbreak 16 July 2026 ridgardn@who.int Thu, 16/07/2026 - 10:37 Kampala—Uganda has today entered the 42-day countdown to the...

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.