A movement has developed from what began as young Kenyans using social media to voice their concerns over a government tax bill through digital activism. As a result, President William Ruto was forced to drop the bill and sack almost his whole cabinet. Experts say the uprising of young people in Kenya could have ripple effects across Africa, the world’s youngest continent.
The self-described former gangster who was recently appointed minister of sports in South Africa wants to promote a sport linked to the country’s gangster culture.
In order to address the alarming rate of food insecurity in the war-torn northeast of Nigeria, the United Nations humanitarian organization says it is struggling to raise enough funds. According to officials, the growing number of global crises is making aid-dependent countries compete for limited resources
Nigeria welcomed many non-African migrants from Asia and the Middle East since gaining independence from British rule in 1960. Migration Experts say, Indian and Lebanese migrants have the most noticiable impact on Nigeria society. Sharada Maganti is an Indian expatriate, who moved to the state of Kano 40 years ago.
Many internally displaced persons from years of conflict and insecurity live in Burkina Faso. Most of them live in different towns around the country,and some are now trying to find jobs in the capital, Ouagadougou, or starting businesses.
In an effort to prevent migrants from trying to cross the Mediterranean from Africa, the Italian government is trying out with a novel development-focused strategy. If the plan is successful, analysts say, could serve as a model for all of Europe. For VOA, Henry Wilkins reports from the Italian island of Lampedusa, where residents are welcoming the measure after thousands arrived there in a single week last year.
The only way for the LGBTQ+ community to meet in Kenya is through dating apps and social media, as same-sex relationships are a punishable by up to 14 years in prison.Those Kenyans say that nowadays, victims are being drawn into a web of extortion, physical and sexual assault, and blackmail by utilizing these platforms.
Nigeria is grappling with its greatest crisis in decades due to rising living costs. A food bank in Lagos has begun partnered with farmers to gather excess produce because the United Nations has estimated that 31 million Nigerians may experience acute hunger this year.The aim is to make sure itends up on families’ tables instead of going to waste.
Some Africans have described parenthood as a blessing which allows a man to teach his children valuable lessons and grooming them for the future, as the world prepares to commemorate Father’s Day on Sunday.For more, VOA reporters took to the streets of Ghana’s capital Accra, Malawi’s capital Lilongwe and Kenya’s capital Nairobi, to speak to fathers.
In Kenya, a public-private collaboration provides free sanitary napkins to female students. The sanitary napkins that are dispensed from converted ATMs at school.The goal is to provide sanitary pads to underprivileged children so they won’t have to miss class due to menstruation