Press freedom advocates say that there has been more foreign influence into the narrative of what’s happening in Sudan than is the case internally, and this further fuels the crisis.
Authorities bank on allocations in the budget to expedite progress on a number of ruling party promises ahead of Presidential and Parliamentary polls.
More than 60 per cent of Africa’s population is under the age of 25, and there is a total of over 450 million youth on the continent.
The reality on ground is that schools purchase what is relatively cheaper rather than what fit to make a balanced diet, and this is likely to remain the case in absence of additional meal budget, or support.
Without support, acquisition and maintenance of irrigation equipment could not be afforded by majority of rural smallholder farmers.
Angela N. Afoley Odai, Acting Head of the Diaspora Division at African Union Commission (AUC) tells NewsPaper Africa that with right policies Africans who join the diaspora could still contribute greatly to Africa’s economies boom.
There are at least 11 million young people coming to the labor market every year in search of work, yet only 3 million jobs are created.
The outgoing head of Eastern Africa Editors Society spoke to NewsPaper Africa about issues that still plague the practice of independent journalism in East Africa.
Media practitioners asked UNESCO to lead efforts to create an African media fund to finance and enhance media sustainability and viability.
States in Africa ought to promote a conducive economic environment in which all media can flourish, including through provision of financial or other public support.
At least four journalists were killed since the year started while more are languishing in prisons across the region simply for doing their jobs
Inaction on climate injustices is fomenting the worst for vulnerable communities across parts Africa where the climate change effects increasingly worsened to levels mitigation or adaptation alone cannot prevent.
There has been accumulation of taxes not paid to the taxman estimated at Rwf550.6 billion ($493.5 million) and decentralized taxes filed not yet paid of Rwf2.5 billion ($2.2 million).
The conference is happening at a time street vendors continue to decry various forms of discrimination and harassment in their work spaces, alongside criminalization, all threatening their livelihoods and survival.