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Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chancesVera Ng’oma, British Council

Patoranking launches $50m tech scholarship initiative

Patoranking launches $50m tech scholarship initiative

10 Jun 2024

Barrick Gold boosts Tanzanian economy and fosters mining sector growth

Barrick Gold boosts Tanzanian economy and fosters mining sector growth

26 Oct 2023

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Orange and OpenClassrooms have combined forces to train young Africans in digital technology.

Critical need for digital skills for Africa's youth

6 Mar 2018

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

6 Feb 2018

Donor nations offer $2.3bn for third world education

Donor nations offer $2.3bn for third world education

5 Feb 2018

New breed of leaders wanted throughout Africa to harness impact investment

New breed of leaders wanted throughout Africa to harness impact investment

13 Dec 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Is sustainable agricultural production, food security possible?

Cari Coetzee 6 Dec 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Brand campaign showcases stories of upliftment in Africa

10 Nov 2017

Greening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

Building hope through broken appliances

Building hope through broken appliances

2 Nov 2017

Girls4Tech looks to empower the next generation of problem-solvers

Girls4Tech looks to empower the next generation of problem-solvers

19 Oct 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Transforming the agricultural sector by unlocking the potential of smallholder farmers

Dr Klaus Eckstein 16 Oct 2017

2017-2019 Next Einstein Forum fellows announced

18 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

Howard Blight 7 Sep 2017

Tanzania Women of Achievement.

Mentorship app for young women, girls in Africa

16 Aug 2017

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 Aug 2017

Mike Schalit, Net#work’s creative co-founder and creative chief of BBDO SA Group.

Net#work BBDO to launch limited edition book on creativity

2 Aug 2017

New partnership to boost Kenya's STEM education

New partnership to boost Kenya's STEM education

25 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: Does your brand walk its CSR talk?

Sindy Peters 21 Jul 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

Ton Rulkens via - Ancuabe district of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (2011)

New project to transform forest management in Mozambique

12 Jul 2017

Smallholder farmers in Kenya in the race against climate change

Susan Onyango 11 Jul 2017

#YouthMonth: How Repurpose Schoolbags give a child choice, not charity

#YouthMonth: How Repurpose Schoolbags give a child choice, not charity

Sindy Peters 29 Jun 2017

Legacy of trailblazing

Kristy Jooste 29 Jun 2017

Drought and jobless, hopeless youth, fertile grounds for extremism

Drought and jobless, hopeless youth, fertile grounds for extremism

26 Jun 2017

2017 SERAS CSR Awards now open

2017 SERAS CSR Awards now open

21 Jun 2017

Dr Ramakrishna Sithanen

Key strategies to developing Zanzibar into a world-class destination

12 Jun 2017

Howard Blight, Agricolleges international

#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

Howard Blight 29 May 2017

Why resilience matters for schools trying to thrive in tough situations

Why resilience matters for schools trying to thrive in tough situations

Liesel Ebersöhn 25 May 2017

Quality of life on rise for many Africans, report says

Quality of life on rise for many Africans, report says

23 May 2017

What a new university in Africa is doing to decolonise social sciences

What a new university in Africa is doing to decolonise social sciences

Jess Auerbach 16 May 2017

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Orange and OpenClassrooms have combined forces to train young Africans in digital technology.

Critical need for digital skills for Africa's youth

6 Mar 2018

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

6 Feb 2018

Donor nations offer $2.3bn for third world education

Donor nations offer $2.3bn for third world education

5 Feb 2018

New breed of leaders wanted throughout Africa to harness impact investment

New breed of leaders wanted throughout Africa to harness impact investment

13 Dec 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Is sustainable agricultural production, food security possible?

Cari Coetzee 6 Dec 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Brand campaign showcases stories of upliftment in Africa

10 Nov 2017

Greening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

Building hope through broken appliances

Building hope through broken appliances

2 Nov 2017

Girls4Tech looks to empower the next generation of problem-solvers

Girls4Tech looks to empower the next generation of problem-solvers

19 Oct 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Transforming the agricultural sector by unlocking the potential of smallholder farmers

Dr Klaus Eckstein 16 Oct 2017

2017-2019 Next Einstein Forum fellows announced

18 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

Howard Blight 7 Sep 2017

Tanzania Women of Achievement.

Mentorship app for young women, girls in Africa

16 Aug 2017

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 Aug 2017

Mike Schalit, Net#work’s creative co-founder and creative chief of BBDO SA Group.

Net#work BBDO to launch limited edition book on creativity

2 Aug 2017

New partnership to boost Kenya's STEM education

New partnership to boost Kenya's STEM education

25 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: Does your brand walk its CSR talk?

Sindy Peters 21 Jul 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

Ton Rulkens via - Ancuabe district of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (2011)

New project to transform forest management in Mozambique

12 Jul 2017

Smallholder farmers in Kenya in the race against climate change

Susan Onyango 11 Jul 2017

#YouthMonth: How Repurpose Schoolbags give a child choice, not charity

#YouthMonth: How Repurpose Schoolbags give a child choice, not charity

Sindy Peters 29 Jun 2017

Legacy of trailblazing

Kristy Jooste 29 Jun 2017

Drought and jobless, hopeless youth, fertile grounds for extremism

Drought and jobless, hopeless youth, fertile grounds for extremism

26 Jun 2017

2017 SERAS CSR Awards now open

2017 SERAS CSR Awards now open

21 Jun 2017

Dr Ramakrishna Sithanen

Key strategies to developing Zanzibar into a world-class destination

12 Jun 2017

Howard Blight, Agricolleges international

#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

Howard Blight 29 May 2017

Why resilience matters for schools trying to thrive in tough situations

Why resilience matters for schools trying to thrive in tough situations

Liesel Ebersöhn 25 May 2017

Quality of life on rise for many Africans, report says

Quality of life on rise for many Africans, report says

23 May 2017

What a new university in Africa is doing to decolonise social sciences

What a new university in Africa is doing to decolonise social sciences

Jess Auerbach 16 May 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

New e-learning institution to help create Africa's next generation of farmers

11 May 2017

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

Sally Matthews 26 Apr 2017

Africa Rice Center via - Irrigation infrastructure to the Tutu inland valley for rice prodution

New FAO satellite tool helps African farmers optimise water productivity

24 Apr 2017

Education crucial for Africa - Tony Blair

Education crucial for Africa - Tony Blair

Danette Breitenbach 13 Apr 2017

Entries close on 18 April for the SingularityU Southern Africa GIC

Entries close on 18 April for the SingularityU Southern Africa GIC

Mann Made 12 Apr 2017

Five lessons in strategy from the non-profit world

Five lessons in strategy from the non-profit world

Nicola Tyler 20 Mar 2017

Computer scientists can make important contributions to fixing societal ills. UNAMID/Flickr,

Africa needs more women computer scientists. How to make it happen

Chao Charity Mbogo 9 Mar 2017

Joanne van der Walt, Sage Foundation manager, Africa

Sage launches $1m fund to inspire African innovation

23 Feb 2017

Africa: a continent of hope

António Guterres 6 Feb 2017

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute. Image source:

#WSF2017: Six key investment areas for Africa to achieve the SDGs - Jeffrey Sachs

Sindy Peters 30 Jan 2017