To get into university, Nigerian students must take an entrance test. Since 2015, this test has been computer-based – locking out those who’ve never used computers in school or at home. group of volunteers is trying to bring some of those candidates back. bit.ly/4cTs2H3

One year since the war in Sudan began- in my column for The Continent I ask- what will we tell the children of Sudan in the future?
Plus news from Senegal, Kenya & Keeping Up With The Coupdashions in Mali
(You’ll laugh, cry, & hopefully leave a little more informed)

Borso Tall The Continent 'Article 196 of the Family Code also renders women vulnerable by giving men the choice of whether to legally recognise the children they fathered.' #Senegal

What a privilege! As in, it's up to a man to claim a child. Like everyone's at his mercy 😏🙆🏿‍♀️😟🙄

Today, in #Senegal , men are the supreme heads of the family by law, including in family financial matters, despite the fact that the majority of women use their earnings to provide for their children and for themselves.-Borso Tall writes in the The Continent

this week's The Continent
#Senegal

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The Continent is back for season 14 and I'm happy to be back as well. Wrote about Tyla's debut album here. Hit it miss? Click the link for your copy.
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“Police are arresting people who refuse to accept the bond notes, but when we bribe them using the same notes, they demand the US dollar instead.” 🥸

🟣According to this article in prominent international publication The Continent, Jeffrey reports that a taxi driver said that, “Police are arresting people who refuse to accept the bond notes but when we bribe them using bond notes, they demand US dollars.”

We need new…

#Senegal #Polygamy — Sujet qui fâche 😹 — En vérité, femmes attendent de voir si #TeamFayeSonko respectera leurs droits. Souvenir fierté sur choix du stade Caroline Faye pour clôturer campagne. Pour moi symbolique car semblait aller dans le sens de renforcer leadership féminin...

We’re back! And I’m back to being a professional drawer 😅✏️

Efforts to modernise Cairo’s infrastructure are running up against – and sometimes through – the city’s long history. bit.ly/4azbnad

Oh The Continent is back from recess. This is always a crucial weekend read for news and developments across the continent. I highly recommend.

A majority of Africans who went to public health facilities last year say they were treated with respect (63%) but experienced long wait times (80%), a lack of supplies (73%), and absent medical personnel (56%). See Afrobarometer's latest in The Continent

#VoicesAfrica …

'Between them, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko have as many wives as there are women ministers in their new cabinet.' Borso Tall writes in this week's edition of The Continent

Zimbabwe’s new currency: Is anyone buying into the re-invented wheel? ⁦Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼⁩ ⁦Geoffrey York⁩ ⁦nelson chamisa⁩ ⁦Monica Mark⁩ ⁦Nick Mangwana⁩ ⁦John Eligon⁩ ⁦Hopewell Chin’ono⁩ ⁦U.S. Embassy Zimbabwe⁩ ⁦Dutch Embassy Harare 🇳🇱⁩

No AI detected 🤖 To read Jack’s report download your copy here: thecontinent.org