Betrayed by corrupt mismanagement and personalised leadership, the world’s youngest country is in danger of total collapse.
South African HIV rights group, the Treatment Action Campaign, marching through Durban, calling for antiretroviral access for all.
International AIDS Society/Rogan Ward
Current epidemiological and financial trends suggest there’s a major risk of a substantial shortfall in the funds required to sustain life-saving antiretroviral programmes.
Brazilian educator Paulo Freire wrote extensively about education that oppresses.
Nic Bothma/EPA
The lessons Paulo Freire learnt nearly 90 years ago and the theories he developed from painful personal experience still resonate across Africa’s schooling systems today.
Kenyan civil society activists protest against the extrajudicial killing of a human rights lawyer and his client. Restrictions against NGOs have intensified.
Reuters/Thomas Mukoya
The government of Uhuru Kenyatta may wish to reconsider its repeated attacks against NGOs. The country as a whole is likely to benefit if the government softens its stance.
Africa needs to navigate the difficult economic waters that lie ahead without undoing the gains of the past two decades. Success will require difficult political choices.
It’s important that universities open their budgetary processes up to input and scrutiny.
Reynermedia/Flickr
Child labour in Tanzania is driven largely by poverty. More must be done to keep children in school so their skills aren’t lost to the economy in the long run.
Low-carbon initiatives in cities like Rwanda’s Kigali can help citizens to deal with the harsh effects of climate change.
Shutterstock
From an economic point of view, low-carbon plans in rapidly urbanising areas can have massive benefits for East African cities.
South Sudan is a landlocked country with poor infrastructure. Joining the East African Community will open new avenues for trade.
Reuters/Adriane Ohanesian
Countries like Rwanda have shown that regional integration can enhance growth and reduce poverty. South Sudan should follow its lead in its engagement with the East African Community.
Cassava feeds 800 million people - keeping it disease-free is a must.
Laura Boykin, The University of Western Australia; Joseph Ndunguru, Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute; Monica Kehoe, Department of Agriculture and Food - Western Australia et Peter Sseruwagi, Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute
Rapid genetic disease screening will be the key to saving East Africa’s crops - just as it was during West Africa’s ebola crisis.
Small classes like these are sadly uncommon in Kenya’s often overcrowded, oversubscribed universities.
Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
Kenya’s authorities are trying to deal with declining standards at the country’s public and private universities. This will require a strengthened regulatory framework and hard work from institutions.
What people are told about their local climate and what they experience may differ. Education and collaboration can remedy this disconnect.
Reuters/Tiksa Negeri
Safaris are a major tourist attraction for those travelling to Africa - and visitors are spoiled for choice on the continent.
Ethnic tensions at Kenya’s universities are not new. But the intensity is increasing, and ethnicity is interfering with how universities are run.
Reuters
Kenya’s universities have become hotbeds of ethnic tension and conflict. This has affected everything from staff appointments to broader institutional governance.
The majority of children in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are attending school – but the evidence suggests they’re not all learning.
Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Sanitation is a massive problem in East Africa. On the supply side there are a host of problems which are preventing people from accessing decent sanitation.
Presidential candidate for the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party casts his vote on October 25.
Reuters
John Magufuli has been announced as president elect of Tanzania.
University of Cape Town scientists work in the Drug Discovery and Development Centre. More needs to be done to keep Africa’s scientists on home ground.
Epa/Nic Bothma
If the continent is to grasp the science and technology revolution, then governments should take the lead in both policy formulation and implementation.