African and Caribbean Children

[Daily Trust]Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said he personally warned former Borno, Bayelsa and Rivers States governors against giving youth arms during elections. Atiku who featured as a guest in a popular BBC Hausa Service programme 'Geneva Hanya' spoke also on the future of Nigerian election and PDP internal crises. Excerpts: (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust]"Mother, civil servant, writer, cook, driver. So many things in one." Those were the words Ms Teresa Ameh used to describe herself. But the author of five children's book including Lessons from Aunty Talatu is more than that. In this interview with Sunday Trust, she talks about her career and the difficulties and fulfilments of writing for children. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Cabinda -Migration and Foreigners Service (SME) in northern Cabinda province expressed concern over the flow of child illegal immigrants from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -Two million children under five years of age will be immunized in Luanda during the vaccination campaign against polio started Friday and scheduled to end on Sunday, 12. (AllAfrica)

[Unicef]Geneva -UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the killing of a 17-year-old boy. (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]THE European Union (EU) will today sign a 44 million euro agreement with the Zambian Government to support mother and child health issues, which are stipulated in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]At a communal water spring in Kinawataka, a low-end squalid suburb of Kampala, children with all sorts of repulsively dirty containers are not only collecting water, but equally littering the water point with rubbish. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]A group of Ugandan youths have launched an ambitious 49-year development strategy titled; 'Vision 2062', which places careful emphasis on the need for good governance, effective service delivery and prosperity in the next fifty years. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]Youth can now own matatus thanks to the Youth Enterprise Development Fund and the Matatu Owners Association. The two have partnered to set aside about 100 million shillings. One will be required to join a group before being entitled to a loan. Here is Chairman Simon Kimutai. (AllAfrica)

[Daily News]Bukoba -THE number of street children and those living under vulnerable conditions in Kagera Region increased from 97,700 in 2011 to over 140,000 last year, calling for concerted efforts to assist them, Kagera Regional Community Development Officer Rebecca Gwambasa, has said. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Uganda has been described as the Pearl of Africa. However, in this beautiful land, there are a number of harmful cultural practices that make it a place no child would want to live in. As the third series of the Tumaini Awards is launched, ANDREW MASINDE visited Kyenjojo district, where HIV/AIDS prevalence is high and taking a toll on the children.Bring Hope to the Family (BHTF) is an organisation, which is trying to help the children out of the situation. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Aruu County MP Odonga Otto has decided to abandon plans to take his two children; Nicole Olowang and Twiggy Anying, to the US where he intends to relocate as a citizen. (AllAfrica)

[Shabait]Nacfa -Reports indicated that conferences have been conducted in Qrora and Adobha sub-zones targeting enhancement of youth role in State affairs. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]The Siamese twins who were admitted on Thursday at Mulago National hospital are joined from the chest up to the abdomen. The female twins were born on 3rd May at Ngora private hospital. The babies are having only three legs. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]KWALE deputy governor Fatuma Achani has warned youth in the county to stay away from the Mombasa Republican Council. (AllAfrica)

[GAVI]Historic agreements show power of innovative public-private partnership (AllAfrica)

[New Republic]A youth Liberian businessman has cautioned the youth of Liberia not to depend on government for employment opportunities, rather to be creative in order to have jobs. (AllAfrica)

[Analyst]The National Executive Committee of the Congress for Democratic Change Youth league has noted with dismay and concern, of the conspicuous silence of President Sirleaf in the wake of remarks by the director of the Executive Protection Service threatening to go behind journalists as their reportage constitute what he called "another war." The CDC Youth league is saddened that on the day after the government loses a fabricated case against a member of the media, Darlington Palenah, the government chooses to u (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]It is absolute fun watching kids entertain and perform than most performing adults around town. Parents who took their kids to the My Kid Is a Superstar event, held at Hotel Africana last Sunday, can readily attest to that. (AllAfrica)

[DA]A response to a recent DA Parliamentary question to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, revealed that a paltry 155 people convicted of crimes against children since November 2011 have been found unsuitable to work with children and have been added to the Child Protection Register. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]A world entirely populated by irresponsible people is one anyone would shudder to live in, even an irresponsible person. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]At the recent Badilisha album launch of celebrated local artiste Jose Chameleone, his son's guitar performance was a pleasant surprise. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]Kenyatta Hospital is this morning expected to brief the media on the fate of the conjoined twins. The twins were brought to the hospital on Monday from Nakuru Provincial General Hospital. KNH has been looking into ways of helping them. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust]The increasing rate of anti social behaviour in the society, particularly amongst youths is alarming and is evidenced in the rate of armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, murder, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and the number of people who commit suicide among others. Behaviour is considered abnormal or anti social if it is uncommon, different from the norm and does not conform to what society expects. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust]The Kano State Government yesterday said it spent N508 million on youth empowerment and training programme. The governor of the state, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, made the announcement at the graduation of 800 youths, trained under the "Lafiya Jari Programme", a youth empowerment programme of the government. (AllAfrica)

[Vanguard]Umuahia -ABIA State Po-lice Command said it had intensified the battle against child trafficking in the state. (AllAfrica)

[Vanguard]Abuja -Niger Delta youths, Thursday, stormed Abuja in a large number to warn the Speaker of the House of Representatives to forget the thought of investigating the duo of Asari Dokubo and Presidential Adviser on Niger Delta, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, over their claims that there would be no peace in Nigeria if President Jonathan is voted out in 2015. (AllAfrica)

[Analyst]An internationally acclaimed non-governmental organization (Ngo), Defense for Children International (DCI)-Liberia has intensified its battle against increased incidents of gender based violence and teenage pregnancy in Bomi County, Western Liberia. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Observer]Four young talented Gambians from Brikama; namely Alagie Sanyang, Bafoday Samateh, Musa Touray and Bakebba Drammeh have invented a prototype aeroplane. Named Gilanka Airline, the aeroplane is made up of common fiber from refrigerator and glue. (AllAfrica)

[FrontPageAfrica]The National Executive Committee of the Congress for Democratic Change Youth league has noted with dismay and concern the conspicuous silence of President Sirleaf in the wake of threatening remarks made by the director of the Executive Protection Service Othello Warrick against journalists operating in the country. (AllAfrica)

[News of Rwanda]Security officials in Burera district have asked youth in Anti-drug clubs to strive for dignity as they fight drugs that retard the country's development. (AllAfrica)