Humanitarian & Social Issues Africa

[GroundUp] Their living conditions are dire

‘I am skateboarding to Africa charity’  BBC

‘I am skateboarding to Africa charity’  BBC

Duped into a Neoliberal Fix for Social Policy: The Fourth Pan Africa Newsletter (2025)  Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research

[Liberian Investigator] Kakata, Margibi County — Margibi County Sen. Emmanuel Nuquay has called on women across the county to unite and prepare themselves for leadership roles if they dare to lead in the male-dominated political space.

[Liberian Investigator] Paynesville — The Feminist Coalition, through the Liberia Feminist Forum, on Friday successfully concluded a five-day intensive training for 10 women-led organizations in Paynesville. The training, part of the “Stronger Together: A Gender Transformative Action” project, was funded by Medica Mondiale and the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

[This Day] Despite mounting calls for Governor Dikko Umaru Radda to engage in talks with bandits, Francis Sardauna argues that such negotiations would be misguided, given the criminals’ ongoing atrocities and the proven failure of previous peace deals

[Ghanaian Times] Stakeholders will gather on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at the Women In Sustainability Africa Summit (WiSA) and Launch.

[New Dawn] The Township of Congo Town in Monrovia has launched a comprehensive anti-drug awareness campaign, focusing on schools and communities.

[allAfrica] Investing in the health of women, children, and adolescents yields significant economic returns: increased productivity, reduced healthcare costs, and a more resilient future workforce. Yet, progress is stalling. Each year, approximately 5 million children die before their fifth birthday–nearly half of these deaths are recorded in sub-Saharan Africa. A woman loses her life to pregnancy or childbirth every two minutes, 70% of which also occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Meanwhile, the global