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West Africa

COVID-19 economic backlash threatens progress in reducing child labour

July 3 2020 - Although the coronavirus has been slow to take hold on the continent, hotspots have emerged with a scale and depth of financial shock forcing many families to resort to child labour to meet basic needs and deal with uncertainty.

Somalia

Child rights NGOs call for greater support for children amid pandemic

June 17 2020 - “I feel we have been left out in the plans and discussions," says Hawa Salad, a 13-year-old student from Mogadishu who spoke on the pandemic's impact on children. "No one is talking to us. .. All businesses (in Somalia) are open, but our schools are closed."

Somalia

'My country will be heavily challenged to fight COVID-19'

April 15 2020 - Farhio Saney, a doctor at the SOS Mother and Child Hospital in Somalia, says staff have resorted to producing their own masks. But she knows it is inadequate protection against the virus.

COVID-19

“Africa will be hardest hit by the pandemic“ regional experts warn

March 25 2020 - By mid-March 2020, 44 African countries had reported nearly 2,000 cases and 59 deaths caused by COVID-19, a pandemic that has seen nearly half a million infections globally since the first reported case in late 2019.

Youth Employability

Barriers to work: Young African women challenge gender inequality

March 6 2020 - Fueled by limited economic opportunities, increasing migration into packed urban areas and staggering population growth rates, women are suffering the brunt of Africa’s growing youth unemployment challenge.

Southern Africa

45 million need humanitarian assistance

February 24 2020 - The severe regional drought is especially acute in Zimbabwe, where an estimated 3.6 million people are faced with food insecurity, a number projected to rise to 5.5 million in 2020.

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