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ADF STAFF Amid the violence and chaos of Sudan’s civil war, 13-year-old Hadeer, her mother and three younger siblings fled their home in Omdurman to a displacement camp in Atbara, about 320 kilometers to the northeast. Hadeer’s aunt and…

ADF STAFF Sometimes it starts with a violent threat written in graffiti on a school wall. When heavily armed extremists arrive on motorcycles, the terror ensues — teachers are shot, kidnapped, raped. Some are executed in front of the…

ADF STAFF From early childhood development to primary and secondary education, the impact of COVID-19 on the basic education system will be felt for years to come. In South Africa, the pandemic has reversed 20 years of gains made by the…

ADF STAFF Even before the onset of COVID-19, Nigeria had the world’s highest number of school-age children who did not attend school. The pandemic has made everything worse. Lockdown measures to prevent the pandemic’s spread…

ADF STAFF Pregnant women are not more susceptible to catching COVID-19 than anyone else, but they are at greater risk of developing severe symptoms, especially in the last 12 weeks of pregnancy. In South Africa, that has translated…

ADF STAFF Shortly after South Africa reopened its schools last year, a student at Isolemamba High School in KwaZulu-Natal province contracted COVID-19. Then five teachers also tested positive, prompting the school to close for two days.…

ADF STAFF Tunisian youths are being recognized for their efforts to educate the public about COVID-19. In January 2022, Aziz Zaguia, who works with the United Nations Volunteers program, won the U.N.’s Tunisia Volunteer Award for his…

Story by ADF STAFF | Photos by AFP/GETTY IMAGES More than 20 African nations have started administering millions of free COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX, the global plan to equitably distribute the shots.  In the initial March 2021…