By Nigerian journalist Justice Nwafor, first published in Nigerian Tribune. Part 1 of this series was published in November 2020. In 1978, leaders from across the world met in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, and affirmed the central place of primary health care. Forty… Continue Reading
By Nigerian journalist Justice Nwafor, first published in Nigerian Tribune. In 2001, African heads of state met in Abuja and agreed to appropriate no less than 15% of their annual budget to healthcare. But ever since, Nigeria has failed to… Continue Reading
By Sierra Leone journalist Ibrahim Tarawallie, first published in Modern Series newspaper. Sierra Leone has been grappling with various health emergencies for the past six years. With one of the poorest health infrastructures in Africa, the country was at first… Continue Reading
By Kenyan journalist Christabel Ligami, first published in ScienceAfrica. Linda Adongo, 28, was born in Mathare slum and is now raising her two children in the slum despite the challenges of water shortages and congestion. “This has been my home… Continue Reading
By Kenyan journalist Margaret Wambui, first published in TalkAfrica. Emily Korir, 35, a teacher born and raised at Natan Village, East Pokot in Barongo County, understands too well the predicament her community faces when it comes to accessing clean water… Continue Reading
By Algerian journalist Toufik Amri, first published by Newmedia. This report (with English subtitles) was produced as a result of North Africa Journalism Reporting Grants provided by the Africa-China Reporting Project, in partnership with Inkyfada, for journalists from North Africa… Continue Reading
By Kenyan journalist Lilian Mukoche, first published in TalkAfrica. Mombasa County has been in the limelight for good reasons since the first case of COVID -19 was reported in Kenya. The county Government under the leadership of Governor Hassan Joho… Continue Reading
By Malawian journalist Temwani Mgunda. Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in late 2019, Malawian media have consistently featured reports on the pandemic, quite a gallant undertaking that has made what was once a relatively unknown disease to be… Continue Reading
By Ghanaian journalist Jonas Nyabor, first published on Citinewsroom. The sun was almost setting over the beautiful campus of Academic City College in Accra when I visited the school’s engineering workshop. All the large equipment in the workshop gave an… Continue Reading
By Algerian journalist Amine Amara, first published by Dzaïr TV This report was conducted and produced as a result of the North Africa Journalists Reporting Grants by the Africa-China Reporting Project in partnership with Inkyfada, supporting 8 journalists from North… Continue Reading