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Uganda: 18 Girls Raped in One School Term

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
A total of 18 girls from Kasese Secondary School were defiled and impregnated during one term last year.


Sierra Leone: CCYA Frowns At UNDP

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
Centre for Coordination of Youth Activities (CCYA) Thursday frowned at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for using US$ 1 million out of the Peacebuilding Fund without consulting the youths.

Ethiopia: Renowned Athlete Motivates Street Children to Better Themselves

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
World renowned Ukrainian pole-vault record holder Sergey Bubka visited a rehabilitation centre for rebellious street children here in Addis Ababa in an effort to motivate the children to embrace sports as a means to better themselves.

Kenya: Poor Results Blamed On Outlawed Sect

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
Poor academic performance in Murang'a North has been blamed on children's recruitment into the outlawed Mungiki sect and rampant use of drugs.

Zimbabwe: 'Uphold Children's Rights'

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
Justice for Children Trust has urged people to desist from traditional rites and other religious practices that violate children's rights.

Zambia: Kabwe Social Workers Rescue Five Children From Prison

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
THE social welfare department in Kabwe has withdrawn five children, among them a five-month-old baby, from Mukobeko maximum prison.

Zimbabwe: Schools And Teachers Suffer Post-Election Violence

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
Teachers have become the latest targets in Zimbabwe's post-election violence, in which abductions, intimidation and beatings have already left two dead.

South Africa: Lesotho Steps Up Child Protection Measures

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
As part of Lesotho's initiative to curb the escalating child abuse, the Maseru Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with other partners opened the Child Helpline in Maseru.

Madagascar: Where Children Dream of Being Gangsters

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
Unlike the thousands of other homeless children in the Madagascan capital of Antananarivo, Tovo considers himself lucky. He and his friend, Jiva, have secured a begging spot near the luxury Tana Plaza Hotel.

Angola: Youths Conclude Computer Course

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
UíAt least eighteen youths from Maquela do Zombo district, 293 kilometres off northern Uije city, benefited last November to February, from a computer course at the Training School of Christian Association for Development.

Tanzania: Primary School Kids in Gold Rush At Mine

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
The Buhemba gold mine in Musoma district has attracted hundreds of primary school children who have abandoned studies and are now engaged in small scale mining related activities.

Kenya: CCM Youth Want Corrupt Officials to Quit

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi's youth wing now want all top party officials implicated in corruption scandals to relinquish their leadership positions, inside and outside CCM.

Uganda: Kony Was Like Any Other Child

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
JOSEPH Kony's mother, Norah Anek, talks about her son whom she didn't think was capable of doing the horrendous things he is said to have done.

Nigeria: 'NYSC Member Can't Speak English'

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Gombe State has rejected the posting of one Miss Ikpeama Doris Ifeoma, over her inability to speak the English language.

Nigeria: Man in Court for Maltreating Own Child

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
A middle aged man Malam Zakari Abdulrashid has been arraigned before the chief magistrate court Gidan Muartala Kano for maltreating and neglecting his child, contrary to section 238 of the penal code.

Rwanda: More Vigilance Needed to Fight Child Prostitution

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
A sex ring was burst last year when police arrested a man who was believed to be the ring leader.

Uganda: Child Kidnap On the Rise

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
THE boy's father, Pele Ondoga, was in a nearby church when his wife phoned to say his son had gone missing. "The news hit me hard. I could not believe it," says Ondoga, an evangelist at Lembanyoma Full Gospel Church.

Uganda: Empower the Girl Child

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
ACCORDING to the recent Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, 31% of females, 15-19, reported receiving money or gifts at their last sexual encounter.

Rwanda: New Children's Booklet On HIV/Aids Launched

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
A new booklet sensitizing children on relevant and accurate information about sexuality and dangers of HIV/Aids has been launched.

Nigeria: Bwari Youths Urged to Embrace Education

05.05.2008 20:12    allafrica.com
Youths in Bwari area council have been charged to embrace education if they must make a mark in the contribution to national development.

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