Life expectancy is rising in Africa – with people living nearly 10 years longer, from 46 years to 56 years, according to the World Health Organization. The rise is because of better access to health services in the continent although the numbers are “still well below the global average of
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East African terms entered The Oxford dictionary
In its latest update, June 2022, The Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most authoritative sources for the English language in the world, entered or revised 200 words and entries in use in East Africa. Many of these are in the Kiswahili language, a national language in Kenya, Tanzania and
WHERE OLD CARS END
Used vehicles from the West are exported to developing countries, where they continue to pollute. While some old vehicles end up in wreckers who dismantle them safely, in many cases things are different. An old car has a good chance of ending up on a ship and moving further down
DISABILITY
Worldwide, an estimated 240 million children with disabilities and a third of these children live in Africa. For them, this is equivalent to a sentence of perennial marginalization given by the absence of adequate health and educational facilities, together with the social stigma that precludes them from the possibility of
Remember #Kony2012?
We’re still living in its offensive, outdated view of Africa. Continue reading the full article by Dipo Faloyn at LINK
CHILDREN NEED SLEEP
Famous traffic jams of the Uganda city of Kampala are robbing some children of their sleep and dreams. When 14-year-old Prosy Namasuga leaves home for school at 04:50, it is dark and chilly. Holding hands with her mother as they walk about 1Km to the matatu stage. They can barely
AFRICA DEMOGRAPHIC AND URBANIZATION
2.3 billion people will live in Africa by 2050. The problems of African megalopolises… investments foreffective and sustainable urban development are urgently needed.Recently 8 billion human beings have been registered on our planet and it is estimated that the worldpopulation will reach 9.8 billion in 2050 – and there will
AFRICA FALLS INTO THE NET
It is the new frontier of the web giants who invest billions of dollars to wire the continent. 700 million Sub-Saharan Africans have never used the internet! Perhaps you will be surprised to know that nearly half of the world’s population has never used the internet. In fact, our habit
CLIMATE CHANGE, URBAN POOR AND CHILDREN
The pandemic and runaway climate change have underlined the urgency to recognize the rights of the urban poor. In 2020, around the world, ten million children with their families were forced to flee their homes due to the climate crisis and this figure is three times higher than people displaced
UGANDA TO FULLY REOPEN SCHOOLS IN JAN 2022
Finally, good news as Uganda is the only country in the Africa continent where schools remain fully closed for about 2 years despite registering low Covid-19 infections and deaths. Continue reading on CHIMPEREPORTS