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Boosting African youth employment through digital jobs
The announcement by the Rockefeller Foundation of an initiative to create jobs in Africa focusing on the digital field has been lauded as an important strategy by Jack Leslie, chairperson of Weber Shandiwick, a
This woman means business: Patience Kahangirwe, Ugandan events planner
Patience Kahangirwe, 29, is the founder of Karwes Deco. The Kampala-based events planning company specializes in flowers, décor, bridal gowns and cakes. Party packages range in price between 100,000 andRNW Africa on Facebook
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Article: Zimbabweans approve new constitution
Zimbabwe’s new constitution received overwhelming approval from voters in a referendum on Saturday, according to final results released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on Tuesday.
Article: Saving an endangered species in Ivory Coast: the book
In Ivory Coast, music is forever a popular pastime, but these days books often get neglected. Yehni Djidji analyzes the causes of literary apathy and proposes ways to wake up Ivorian readers. By Yehni Djidji, Abidjan
Article: World food security and what young Africans can do about it
Leaders in sub-Saharan Africa, a region with the world’s fastest-growing and youngest population, seek to create more agriculture jobs.
Video: HOW TO CATCH AN OYINBO MAN!!!!
WUA has a special guest this week: Mollie Balogun, better known as Naija Runs Girl. She shows us how to spot – and catch – an 'oyinbo' (a white guy). One guess who plays that role...
Article: Third time lucky? Thoughts on Kagame in post-2017 Rwanda
Our blogger tries to predict how Rwanda and its constitution might appear after Paul Kagame completes his current second term as president. By Sunny Ntayombya, Kigali
Video: The high cost of studying in Europe
In this eighth clip from the Surprising Europe video series, we meet Guiwende from Burkina Faso and Karl from Kenya.
Article: Kenyatta appeases the media (#SomeoneTellCNN)
#SomeoneTellCNN was a trending Twitter topic during Kenya's elections last week. Kenyans used the hashtag to mock Western media seen as ravenous for sensational stories on voting-related violence.
Article: She's a Zimbabwean youth leader to end Mugabe dominance
Abigail Sauti is 34 years old. She stands hardly a metre and a half tall, with a continuous smile that suggests an innocent young woman.
Article: Being black is no joy for Somalians and Ethiopians in Yemen
Many Africans from war-torn Somalia and Ethiopia seek their luck across the sea in Yemen. Luck they hardly find. Racism they do. By Judith Spiegel, Sana'a
Article: Brothels and child sex workers on the rise in Goma
Not only are brothels are on the rise in Goma. So is the occurrence of underage girls working in them. By Passy Mubalama, Goma
