
Ghana publishes sexuality education guidelines
The curriculum, aimed at 4 to 24-year-old students, has sparked controversy
In Ghana, the government has published guidelines for "comprehensive sexual education" aimed at students aged 4 to 24. The document has sparked controversy among some religious groups, but it has also been welcome by some parents. We hear both sides.
High winds sweeping through several countries in East Africa are raising huge dust clouds, uprooting trees and blowing roofs off houses. We find out what is happening with Samuel Mwangi from the Meteorological Department in Kenya.
(Image:Girls read an educational book at an adolescent youth center in Uganda. Credit: Neil Thomas/Corbis via Getty Images)
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