Category: Study

Move Over Ben Franklin: Laser Lightning Rod Electrifies Scientists

When Benjamin Franklin fashioned the first lightning rod in the 1750s following his famous experiment flying a kite with a key attached during a thunderstorm, the American inventor had no way of knowing this would remain the state of the art for centur…

Refugee Response Plan – Education (As of December 2022)

Within the framework of the 2022 Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRP), 22 partners appealed under the plan to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees fleeing from Ukraine and multi-sectoral support to authorities in the response to the refugee situ…

Cameroon Offers Birth Certificates as Millions Denied an Education

Fourteen-year-old Ernestine Elimbi smiled and waved her birth certificate Thursday at the Endom district ceremonial ground in Cameroon’s center region.It was the first birth certificate she has ever received, and unlike many of her peers, Elimbi said s…

Bayelsa Queens coach Domo Okara concedes defeat to hosts ASFAR

Bayelsa Queens head coach Domo Okara has conceded defeat following the club’s 1-0 result to ASFAR in the CAF Women’s Champions League semi-final match on Wednesday in Rabat.The Nigerians were left to lick their wounds after Ibtissam Jraidi’s first half…

Ibtissam Jraidi gobsmacked after inspiring ASFAR semi-final triumph

Ibtissam Jraidi could not describe her feelings as ASFAR beat Bayelsa Bayelsa Queens 1-0 to reach their first ever final of the CAF Women’s Champions League on Wednesday night.The 29-year-old striker scored a 27th minute winner to hand Mohamed Amine Al…

Cameroon Girls Call for End to School Shutdowns

In Cameroon, hundreds of displaced girls have protested the conflicts that have disrupted or halted their education. Close to a million Cameroonian children have lost school time in recent years due to the separatist conflict in western regions and Boko Haram terrorism on the borders with Chad and Nigeria. The