From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the UN is working to bring education to millions of crisis-affected children. Of the 234 million school-age children affected by conflict globally, 85 million children are completely out of school. The figures are “unprecedented,” Helena Murseli, who leads the UN…
United Nations — Over the past several decades, digital technologies have transformed nearly every aspect of human life, revolutionizing developments across multiple sectors, including healthcare, education, and commerce, to name a few. However, these changes have also brought forth new concerns surrounding the preservation of human rights in an increasingly digitizing world. On July 11,…
New York — Today, 3.4 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt interest payments than on health or education. This marks a trembling indication that the United Nations’ promise for the 2030 Agenda could be slipping away. With less than five years left, developing countries are facing an estimated USD 4 trillion…
Burkina Faso Dissolves Electoral Commission, Extends Military Rule to 2029 Burkina Faso’s military rulers disbanded its electoral commission, calling it a waste of money. According to RTB TV, the interior ministry will oversee future elections. In September 2022, the junta took power in a coup and implemented broad reforms, including delaying elections intended to…
Findings highlight the potential of education to foster stronger, more accountable political institutions. Abstract This paper investigates how education shapes public attitudes toward transparent and accountable governance in Africa. Much of the research on governance and education has focused on Western contexts, leaving the African perspective underexplored. Afrobarometer surveys show that many Africans consistently support…
Addis Abeba — The Horn of Africa, long shaped by strategic interests and colonial legacies, is once again emerging as a center of intense diplomatic engagement. With this development, Ethiopia has increasingly positioned itself as a proactive regional actor, adopting a multipolar diplomatic strategy to overcome the limitations of its landlocked geography. In contrast, Egypt…
Yaoundé, Cameroon — In a major step toward faster and more localized outbreak response, Africa CDC convened public health leaders from ten African countries in Yaoundé to co-develop a continental framework for decentralizing laboratory services. The four-day workshop, which began on 14 July, placed equitable access to diagnostics at the core of Africa’s epidemic preparedness…
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) and Apsonic, a leading manufacturer of motorcycles, announced an agreement making Apsonic an Official Sponsor of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) Morocco 2025 and the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda 2027. The Partnership agreement was signed in China and this follows on the success…
Addis Ababa, — Addisd Ababa, July Finance chiefs of G20 countries expressed optimism for an agreement on a common position on trade and other global challenges on Friday despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs which have overshadowed their meeting, according to Reuters. The G20, which emerged as a forum for cooperation to combat the 2008…
The US president reportedly asked the five African nations at his summit to accept third-country asylum seekers. United States (US) President Donald Trump hosted a mini-summit with five African leaders in the White House last week. It was surprising that he met with African leaders at all, given his stance towards the continent. His choice…
