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Alphonce Shiundu

Alphonce Shiundu

shiunduonline@gmail.com

Africa Check

is a Kenyan journalist, editor and fact-checker.  
https://twitter.com/Shiundu

All articles of Alphonce Shiundu

Assertive judges
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

Long road to independence

Kenya has made progress towards the judicial independence the new constitution promises

Schools
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

More must happen

Literacy rates have risen in sub-Saharan Africa, but reality is probably worse than official numbers suggest

Journalism
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

The methods of fact-checking

The basic principles of professional fact checking

Media
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

Fighting for honesty and truth

Africa Check is helping the public to stay informed about the facts

Democracy
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

Crisis of legitimacy

Kenya’s government strikes out against the opposition like a wounded buffalo

Poverty alleviation
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

Reaching out to disadvantaged communities

Tangible Aga Khan programmes in East Africa

Faith-based initiatives
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

Helping families to escape the cycle of poverty

The Aga Khan’s approach to development emphasises long-term community empowerment

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When qualifications don’t decide your career
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A powerful role model for African girls
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There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
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Reforming development finance
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Whose development?

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa
Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa
Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa
Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa