This week’s Top of the Blogs is all about change. Things can take a turn for the worse, but even sometimes for the better. One of our bloggers wonders how he can change things, a difficult question.
africablogging.org
In Tanzania, pregnant girls are banned from school and are not allowed to return after childbirth. Chambi Chachage asks, how could we help – not only the young mothers, but all the school children who are sitting on the floor instead of chairs? Is it the best way to advocate and bring slow but maybe more sustainable change? But how will that help the students right now who deserve a proper education?
Kenya’s media is fighting for its future after a government TV shutdown
qz.com
Raila Odinga, opposition leader in Kenya finally fulfilled what he had promised his followers: he swore himself in as ‘the President of the People’ on Thursday. The government of Kenya reacted by shutting down some of the private TV stations to prevent them from airing the inauguration. It is just another intervention in the freedom of the media and a further step to censorship in Kenya.
How did Fulani herdsmen become such bogeymen in Nigeria?
africasacountry.com
What has changed in Nigeria? In former times, the Fulani people, pastoralists, were welcomed in the rural communities by kids calling them Baba Yaya – fathers of the cattle. But nowadays they are becoming the image of the enemy for many Nigerians. Why? One possible answer is the actions of Boko Haram that caused misery and instability all over the country. This blog explores this complex problem and draws a picture of the current situation, the difficulties and the fears of Nigeria’s people.
Managing water: lessons in my father's house
enca.com
A touching tribute to an old man who lives in Cape Town. It shows the life of normal people handling the water crisis in the Western Cape. The father of the author is used to saving water, he learned it as a child and continued as an adult. Because he always lived on Day Zero.
