From the airport to our accommodation, all we could feel was a sense of progress from a society that had successfully transitioned from a horrendous past to a present state of peace, and a secure future. We could already see the trans-generational shift away from the pain and horrors of genocide, to a hopeful younger generation.
Le Rwanda a pu se relever d’un génocide et à pu se hisser à une plus admirable en Afrique et dans le monde faisant...
Policy
More and more young people are entering the job market every day in Africa. And job creation today is essential to creating a better future for all. But across the continent, government’s aren’t stepping up to ensure that youth can secure jobs. That’s why we launched our Jobs Now Africa campaign, to outline the scale of this urgent crisis and encourage the public to urge governments and non-state partners to prioritise job creation. A big part of that job...
Job creation for today’s youth is essential to creating a better tomorrow. But as more and more young people enter the job market, many African governments are not doing their part to ensure that they have secure jobs.
That’s where our Jobs Now Africa campaign comes in. Keep reading to learn more.
The need for jobs
In Africa, about 2.3 million jobs are lost every year due to obstacles that are avoidable. If the right policies were in place to facilitate business...
Abuja – ONE Campaign welcomes the election of Senegal President Macky Sall, as the new African Union chairperson. President Macky Sall will serve as the AU chair until 2023. He begins his tenure as Africa experiences bouts of democratic backsliding, subdued economic outlook and massive job losses driven by covid-19 pandemic and a vaccination drive that has only seen 10% of the total population vaccinated against covid-19.
Speaking on behalf of the non-profit, ONE in Africa Executive Director Edwin Ikhuoria said: “We...
In July, Kenyans were dismayed to learn that a cash transfer programme intended to help low-income people deal with COVID-19’s economic impact did not actually benefit those recepients, due to corruption and other irregularities. A study by Human Rights Watch found that officials in charge of disbursing the funds frequently ignored eligibility criteria for beneficiaries, and in some cases, directed the funds to relatives or friends.
Moreover, not all those who were enrolled in the programme received the cash. Many...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for the latest on the devastating nexus of conflict and COVID-19 in Ethiopia, the role of HIV in driving variant emergence, and Zambia’s debt transparency.
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Brutal crescendo: Ethiopia’s cases increased by more than 1,800% between July and September — signaling the start of an alarming third wave in a country grappling...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for the latest on the third wave of infections engulfing Africa, warning signs in South Africa of COVID’s aftershocks in developing countries, and the “silent outbreak” of another deadly virus in West Africa.
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Destructive pathway: COVID-19 infections in Africa are increasing at their fastest rate ever, with over 1 million confirmed...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for the latest on the third wave of COVID-19 infections engulfing Africa, how a new technology hub could boost vaccine access in Africa, and a preview of the Generation Equality Forum, the global gathering aiming to accelerate progress towards gender equality.
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COVID isn’t sexist, but the Aftershocks are…
Disproportionate: COVID-19 has killed...
COVID-19 and its aftershocks are threatening to wipe out decades of hard-earned progress in the fight against extreme poverty. For the first time in more than 20 years, global poverty is on the rise. The World Bank estimated that the number of people living in extreme poverty globally increased by 120 million (including 40 million in Africa) in 2020 due to the pandemic. The outlook is grimmer still with a further increase of up to 40 million is projected...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for what we’re calling for at the G7 summit, the UK’s aid cuts, and how ONE plans to elevate African female journalists covering the pandemic.
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Turning point: This week’s G7 summit needs to be a “turning point” in the race to vaccinate the world against COVID-19. Joe Biden played the first...