Rural Africa
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2015 ELECTIONS: ASSESSING INEC’S OUTING IN THE LAST PVC DISTRIBUTION AND REGISTRATION EXERCISE
Nov 26, 2014By Esther Onyinyechi Mark Rhoda had woken up that morning, optimistic that her planned activities for the day would go on as smooth as she had envisaged. She made a rough to-do-list of her schedule-from... -
APC Chair Chief Oyegun Leads Party Chieftains And Members On Salvation Rally In Abuja
Nov 19, 2014By: Ibrahim Olalekan The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday held a rally in Abuja tagged “Salvation Rally”. Chief John Oyegun, National Chairman of the APC, described it as a warning rally. He also led... -
Updates On Rural Africa
Nov 17, 2014Education School Lessons By Radio In Sierra Leone, Liberia With the nationwide closure of schools in Liberia and Sierra Leone due to the Ebola outbreak, and with no immediate prospect of them reopening, a growing number... -
Rural News Africa: Top Stories of The Week
Nov 11, 2014More than half of the African population live in rural communities, yet prominence is placed on report from urban communities. To correct this deformity, Rural Reporters was created to bridge the information and development divide between... -
Lack Of Funds, Not Skills, Hinder Women Empowerment In Rural Africa
Nov 8, 2014Tosin Taiwo is the founder of Street2School, an education-centric, non-profit organisation that provides education opportunity to children in under-served communities. A voracious social worker and volunteer, Tosin’s work is deep rooted in rural communities where she... -
Child Marriage Or Forced Marriage: Where Do We Draw The Line?
Nov 6, 2014Last week on Kenyan Television, we were told of harrowing story of a girl in Kajiado County who, at 14years, had a child from being raped by a relative. To add insult to injury, there were... -
Ebola: Personal Hygiene Should Remain A Top Priority
Oct 31, 2014This article is written by V-six Ejechi @Vsix_Ejechi and edited by Linus Okechukwu …a smartly-dressed man of average height, who was wearing an air of professionalism around him, walked into one of the new generation banks... -
What’s The Gist In Rural Africa?
Oct 29, 2014Every week, we look at stories making headlines on rural development in Africa. These stories are not necessarily based on rural locations but are sometimes those that can improve the lives of rural dwellers in Africa... -
Top Rural Stories For The Week
Oct 21, 2014Every week, we look at stories making headlines on rural development in Africa. These stories are not necessarily based on rural locations but are sometimes those that can improve the lives of rural dwellers in Africa... -
This Week’s Top Stories On Rural Africa
Oct 13, 2014Every week, we look at stories making headlines on rural development in Africa. These stories are not necessarily based on rural locations but are sometimes those that can improve the lives of rural dwellers in Africa...