Development
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Teaching young children in the language they speak at home is essential to eliminate learning poverty
CHILDREN learn more and are more likely to stay in school if they are first taught in a language that…
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Op-Ed: Africa must prioritise education to secure it for the future generation
IN the past year, the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted learning across sub-Saharan Africa. In many countries, children have missed at…
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Can 3D-printed schools tackle Africa’s classroom shortage?
GATHERED under the hot sun, dozens of women danced and sang in jubilation as children from the village of Salima,…
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Ethiopia, Kenya, S. Sudan fast-track mega regional infrastructure dev’t programme
ETHIOPIA, Kenya, and South Sudan on Monday reiterated their commitment to advance the implementation of a mega infrastructure project in…
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World Bank signs $500 million infrastructure project for DRC’s capital
THE World Bank on Wednesday signed a $500 million infrastructure project with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to improve roads,…
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Nearly half of women, girls ‘do not own their bodies,’ UN says
NEARLY half the women and adolescent girls in developing countries are denied the right to decide whether or not to…
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Life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa is 46 years – WEF report
SUB-SAHARAN Africa has one of the highest levels of mortality in the world. The overall life expectancy at birth is…
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China’s poverty alleviation model instructive for Africa: expert
CHINA’S successful poverty alleviation model is instructive for Africa in its efforts to grow economies and lift millions out of…
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Contraception use among African women, girls up by 66 percent since 2012
THE use of contraceptives has significantly improved in Africa, with the number of users of modern methods growing by 66…
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Africans ‘know and understand what development ought to look like,’ says President Uhuru Kenyatta
PRESIDENT of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta urged African governments to put their citizens at the centre of delivering service during Africa…
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