Angola: Illegal Immigrants Abused
The United Nations has reported that recent migrant worker expulsions from Angola have led to rape and other types of violence against women and children in the Democratic Republic of […]
Ethiopia: 2.3 Million Children out of School – SCI
Save the Children International (SCI) has called for urgent funding to help re-open schools in Ethiopia. Development Diaries reports that more than 3.5 million children in the country are currently […]
See How Rivers Policemen Broke Law in Viral Video
The policemen involved in the assault of an unidentified man in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, have been arrested. Development Diaries reports that the spokesman for the Nigerian police Olumuyiwa Adejobi […]
Mozambique: IOM Provides Education Support
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is providing literacy courses to women in Ngalane, Mozambique, through a women participation project. Development Diaries reports that female literacy lags far behind that […]
Congo: How Conflict is Impacting Children – UNICEF
The armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has disrupted the education of about 750,000 children, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has revealed. Development Diaries reports […]
Naira ‘Gbege’ Persists Despite CBN Directive
Mama Ahamefuna, the leader of the market women association, was the first to submit all the old banknotes she had because she did not want to hear ‘stories that touch’. […]
How Bandits’ Attacks in Kagara Force Students out of School
It is now two years since the attack on Government Science College in Kagara, Niger State, but many residents and indigenes of the town still live in fear. Travelling to […]
‘I Dey Japa’ – More Nigerians React to Tinubu’s Win
Many members of my community have been in a sour mood ever since the kingmakers announced Bola as the new community leader. Just last week, we were all in high […]
Nigeria: CSOs Make Demand over Sexual Harassment
Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI) has called for the development of a comprehensive sexual harassment policy in Nigeria. The Executive Director of the civil society organisation (CSO), Omowumi Ogunrotimi, made the […]