As young Africans push to be online, data cost stands in the way
Johannesburg, South Africa/Accra, GhanaThomson Reuters Foundation Alongside the food, clothing and nappies gifted to a shelter for South African flood victims, one donation proved especially popular – a wi-fi router. The router allowed the students to finish assignments, helped the unemployed find jobs and meant seamstresses could download dress patterns – tasks that had been […]
As eco-anxieties mount, Africa’s young people urge action on climate
Thomson Reuters Foundation As climate change takes a heavy toll on Africa, about two-thirds of the continent’s young people are pushing for bolder policy action or trying to reduce their own carbon footprint, a new survey has found. From locust infestations in the east to devastating droughts in the south, the impacts of climate change […]
Top worry for young Africans? Jobs and corruption – but green anxieties grow
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Despite surging climate change threats, from worsening storms to growing water shortages, young Africans see unemployment, corruption and political instability as the most pressing issues facing them, according to a first-of-its-kind survey. But environmental and socioeconomic problems are often inter-related – with corruption and unemployment driving illegal logging, for instance, […]