Population, migration, and the social forces reshaping the continent.
New HIV infections among adults and children reduced by 40 percent across the globe since the peak in 1997. While this is a good record, a recent analysis from UNAIDS indicate that the number of new HIV infections among adults remained the same for at least five years. Alarmingly, the
By far there is no real disagreement surrounding the fact that current national and international development frameworks have wretchedly failed young people the world over. This reality is affirmed in reports and official positions of several esteemed multilateral agencies, governments and civil society organizations, these include: United Nations (UN) via
Multi-billionaire and founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates has said that Africa’s future is determined by how healthy and skilled or knowledgeable today’s youth are. He was delivering his speech at the 14th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture Series at the University of Pretoria’s Mamelodi campus on Sunday, before
The African Union (AU) has launched its regional passport aimed at facilitating free movement of persons, goods, and services around the continent, in order to foster intra-Africa trade, integration, and socio-economic development. While this is a step forward, the visa-free passport is yet to be made available to all Africans.
Though African urban centers are making progress in their efforts to achieve safety, there is room for improvement, a Durban forum set to address urban safety in Africa has said. Terrorism assaults carried out by Boko Haram, and Al Shabaab, the threat to albinos, xenophobic attacks, and gender-based violence remain
A few weeks ago dramatic images of an overloaded boat filled with migrants flipping off the Libyan coast made it on the first page of many tabloids. For some it started and ended there, but for Africa, it is a tip of the iceberg. Africa is suffering and people have
Uganda has come out to air its concerns over refugees from terror-ridden nations, noting that they could pose grave security challenges for the nation. Over the years, Uganda has received refugees from war-torn countries including Somalia. On Thursday the minister for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees, Hilary Onek, said Uganda
In many developing markets, there is critical workforce shortages in healthcare facilities leading to high numbers of people succumbing to diseases which could have been treated had they received treatment. Africa ranks the lowest in the availability of health personnel. In a bid to support the development of sustainable healthcare
Africa has a unique chance to leapfrog developed countries and lead the way in building Smart Cities. There is a great potential for the continent becoming the international model for smart urbanization but there is a growing drive to avoid the trap of overexcitement. Konza City in Kenya has been
