Breaking Educational Barriers for Children with Albinism
As the start of the school year approaches and my daughters prepare to return to class, I’m reminded of the children with albinism that I met in Mozambique and the formidable barriers they continue to face in their pursuit of an education.
Unprecedented Flooding in Derna, Libya: Over 5,300 Dead, 10,000 Missing Amid Political and Climate Challenges
Search teams are scouring the streets, collapsed buildings, and even the sea for bodies after a catastrophic flood hit the northeastern coastal city of Derna. Authorities report that at least 5,300 people are presumed dead, with the death toll expected to rise. “Wherever you go, you find dead men, women, and children,” Emad al-Falah, an […]
Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations Urge United Nations to Mobilize to Address Crisis in Sudan
Joint Statement Urges More Aid, Solidarity, Attention to the Crisis We, the heads of over 50 human rights and humanitarian organizations are coming together to sound the alarm about Sudan, where a disaster is unfolding before our eyes. With fighting continuing across the country, brutal sexual violence rising, widespread deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilians, and […]
Banking and Digitisation across the African Continent
In a new episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos hears the latest technology updates from some of the biggest banks on the continent as they continue to digitise. According to McKinsey, cash is still used in more than 90% of all transactions in Africa. One of the key reasons for this is access […]
To Save Women’s Lives, We Need To Break The Silence On HPV
By Karen Nakawala, Founder of the Teal Sisters Foundation, Zambia Last week, at the 73rd session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa in Gaborone, Botswana, I stood with health leaders from across the African continent to call on countries to reaffirm their commitments to eliminate cervical cancer and act quickly to bolster essential health […]
Illuminating The Flow: Electricity & Water Access In Rural Africa
We live in an era in which electricity powers progress and connectivity, and as disheartening as it is to acknowledge, large areas of rural Africa remain cloaked in darkness, cut off from the transformative potential of electrification. However, there is hope in the form of renewable energy argues Asher Westropp-Evans, a communications specialist and innovation: […]
How Multinationals Can Drive Growth And Skills Transfer In The African Data Centre Market
By Faith Waithaka, Cloud and Service Provider Segment Sales Lead: Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric and Kevin Kent, Founder & CEO of Critical Facilities Efficiency Solutions The outlook for data centre growth on the African continent looks bullish. With a population of almost 1.5 billion people, the African marketplace possesses a significant advantage in terms […]
African Union And Emerging And Immersive Technologies For African Youth
William Jackson, M.Ed. World Metaverse Council, WordPress / WordCampMetaverseWP, My Quest To TeachThe development of immersive and emerging technologies will be vitally important for African nations to be engaged in and opportunities to build collaborations, cooperations and partnerships in the new technologies that are impacting African education, business, commerce, and finances. Africans are empowering themselves […]
Africaignite Hosts The African Leg Of The Start-Up World Cup At Africa Tech Festival
Calling all African start-ups – time to claim your spot in the continent’s most prestigious pitch competition with a USD 1 million investment on offer to the winner of the Grand Finale to be held in San Francisco. Wait for it…AfricaIgnite, formerly AHUB, Africa Tech Festival’s flagship event for the African continent’s start-ups and innovators, has been […]
Harrowing Scenes from Libya
Rescue teams are struggling to retrieve the bodies of victims that have been swept out to sea in tsunami-like flood waters. At least 2,300 have been killed, according to the ambulance authority in Derna, the worst affected city. Two dams and four bridges collapsed in Derna, submerging much of the city when Storm Daniel hit on […]
