Commentary/Ghana/Africa For the past years, the Ghana’s enlightenment movement have shown that rational choices are essential to how Africans distinguish and argue about their culture in relation to their progress. The enlightenment campaigners have identified cultural challenges – from the impact of witchcraft to developing policies from within the African culture – and raised their… Continue reading The First Lady and The Pregnant African Women
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UN report Reveals Increasing Spending on Education in sub-Saharan Africa
27 April 2011 –Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been increasing expenditure on education by six per cent every year over the past decade, but many are still lagging in efforts to provide children with quality primary education, the United Nations agency tasked with promoting universal education says in a report unveiled today. “This report shows… Continue reading UN report Reveals Increasing Spending on Education in sub-Saharan Africa
Africa: Rape and Other Sexual Abuse are Robbing Millions of Children of a Future, UNESCO Report
Widespread rape and other sexual violence are depriving millions of children of an education in conflict-affected countries, UNESCO’s 2011 Global Monitoring Report warns. The report, “The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education,” calls for an end to the culture of impunity surrounding sexual violence, with strengthened monitoring of human rights violations affecting education, a more… Continue reading Africa: Rape and Other Sexual Abuse are Robbing Millions of Children of a Future, UNESCO Report
Chemistry Is Booming in Africa, But Funding is Scarce
Johannesburg (South Africa) – African chemistry is booming, according to scientists who gathered this week at a conference in Johannesburg from across the continent to kick off the International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC2011). The past decade has seen growth in African chemistry, fuelled in particular by the classification and investigation of natural products, according… Continue reading Chemistry Is Booming in Africa, But Funding is Scarce