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West Africa: Digital Exclusion and Access to Basic Services in West Africa: Disentangling Individual From Territorial Effects

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago02 mins

Evidence points to digital infrastructure and education as critical investments. Abstract This study examines the relationship between digital exclusion and access to essential services across six West African countries, using Afrobarometer Round 9 data (2021-2023). We construct a multidimensional digital-exclusion index based on digital-technology access and usage, then rigorously distinguish individual-level effects from district-level contextual…

More people are using GoFundMe to help with basic necessities

eriinfo.com8 months ago04 mins

The fundraising website GoFundMe saw a sharp uptick this year in the number of people using the platform for help covering the cost of housing, food and other day-to-day necessities, according to the company’s annual analysis of campaigns. GoFundMe’s self-published “Year in Help” report found that the number of campaigns launched to assist people with…

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Africa: Only One in Ten African Children Achieve Basic Literacy and Numeracy #ADEA2025

eriinfo.com9 months ago025 mins

Accra, Ghana — Foundational learning, the ability to read, write, and do basic math, is the bedrock of every child’s education. This is not just an educational failure, but also a development emergency. In Africa specifically, challenges are more pronounced. Too many students are still missing this crucial start. The challenge now is how to…

When digital progress leaves basic literacy behind

eriinfo.com10 months ago011 mins

Rennie Naidoo, professor in Information Systems at the Wits School of Business Sciences. South Africa, like many of its peers in the Global South, is awash in digital optimism. Coding bootcamps for youth, broadband projects spanning provinces, and classrooms equipped with sleek tablets. These are the emblems of a country striving to plug into the…

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Africa: Countries Making Unprecedented Efforts, but Billions Still Lack Basic Services in Health Care Facilities – WHO/Unicef New Report Warns

eriinfo.com10 months ago05 mins

Over 100 countries have made unprecedented efforts to improve basic services in health care facilities according to the latest joint WHO/UNICEF global progress report, Essential Services for Quality Care: Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, Health Care Waste and Electricity Services in Health Care Facilities. While there is progress in establishing standards, conducting baseline assessments, and developing national…

Africa: Long Covid is Like ‘Experiencing Malaria Constantly’ – How Sufferers Struggle to Access Basic Care

eriinfo.com12 months ago010 mins

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Kizito Zua, a farmer living in Arua, a city in northern Uganda, had earned his way selling his produce at the local market. In 2020, when lockdown rules were enforced in his area, he was no longer able to tend to his land. Left without a source of income, Kizito had…

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Africa: 40 Countries Still Lack Basic Tobacco Protection Laws – WHO

eriinfo.com1 year ago06 mins

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm over persistent weaknesses in global tobacco control, despite more than 6.1 billion people now being covered by at least one of its flagship anti-tobacco measures. In its latest Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 report, released Tuesday during the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, WHO noted that…