The state of adolescent reproductive and sexual health and health care in Burkina Faso This week’s Farmer story from Zimbabwe talks about the increased incidence of child marriage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Script […] admin | September 14, 2020
Kenya: ‘Mama mbogas’ and the path to recovery (New Humanitarian) Saidi Mburi’s shop sales are a good barometer of the economic health of Kibera, Nairobi’s largest informal settlement, and they […] admin | August 31, 2020
Eswatini: Understanding the benefits of local wetland encourages community to protect it (IPS) Sibonisiwe Hlanze lives just a few metres from Lawuba Wetland, which covers 21 hectares in Eswatini’s Shiselweni Region. She’s proud […] admin | August 31, 2020
Malawi: Youth migration hurts farm production, but one youth is succeeding on the farm (IPS) As households in southern Malawi’s Chiradzulu District start preparing their farms for the next maize growing season, Frederick Yohane is […] admin | August 31, 2020
Applications open for the second edition of the 2063 Academy Atlas for Development is now accepting applications to the second annual edition of 2063 Academy. Agenda 2063 was created in […] admin | August 31, 2020
Grants available for projects to promote democracy The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is inviting independent media organizations and civic groups or associations to submit proposals for […] admin | August 31, 2020
Resources on rural migration in sub-Saharan Africa Rural Africa in Motion has been called a “first atlas of rural migration in sub-Saharan Africa.” Through a series of […] admin | August 31, 2020
Africa Science Focus podcast SciDev.Net has a new English-language podcast focusing on science and health issues in the sub-Saharan Africa region. The French-language version […] admin | August 31, 2020
The importance of indigenous knowledge This week’s Farmer story from Eswatini underlines the importance of protecting key elements of the environment, in this case wetlands. […] admin | August 31, 2020
Eswatini: Farmers keep vegetable supply flowing (IPS) Nobukhosi Cebekhulu and Khetsiwe Tofile are both well into their sixties. The women sit outside Mrs. Tofile’s home in Malkerns, […] admin | August 17, 2020