Among Africa's diverse countries, the west African country of Nigeria has several distinctions.  It is Africa's most populated country, with over 220 million people, and according to the International Monetary Fund, it is Africa's biggest economy largely due to its oil and gas. But Nigeria also has a robust philanthropy sector.

Despite its low contribution to CO2 emissions, African communities are disproportionately affected by climate change. This blog post on the impact of climate change for communities across Africa highlights recent research, the work of African organizations that are building global networks and training climate justice activists, and funders who are using grants and investments to support the changes need to address climate change.

Africa's youth population is the youngest, with a median age of 20, and the second-largest globally. So regardless of philanthropy's focus in African communities, young people are at its core. But an important question is to what extent they are engaged as architects and managers of the various programs created to serve them? And are they able to access resources to support the initiatives and programs they create to address their needs?

Philanthropy support for higher education in Africa takes many forms, from supporting higher education institutions to providing individual scholarships and fellowships to strengthening networks of research scholars. In this post, we present resources and research about higher education institutions across Africa that are part of a dynamic landscape at the center of building visionary leaders and resilient communities.

Africa's population is the youngest in the world with over 60% under the age of 25. The technology-centered Fourth Industrial Revolution is here and the pandemic has accelerated the role that it plays in our lives

In this post we present resources about the impact of COVID-19 in Africa including data sources on infection and vaccination rates, initiatives to promore vaccine equity, and reports on the impact of the pandemic on civil society organizations in Africa

This report presents snapshots from conversations with a diverse group of grantmakers funding in Africa about their career paths, how they perceive their roles, and perspectives on navigating the various relationships in the grantmaking process.

Understanding the landscape for civil society organizations operating in eSwatini underscores the urgency of robust, effective, and responsive philanthropy benefitting African communities.

Recent events in the small southern African country of eSwatini highlight the important role of civil society organizations in safeguarding human rights and the opportunities for private philanthropy to support and help sustain their role.

In this Guest Blog Ese Emerhi shares her experience in managing a small grants program supporting community organizations in Nigeria and recognizing their limitations in addressubg systematic change.

New reports explore community philanthropy in Zimbabwe and how they are coping with the challenges of COVID-19

The new report from EPIC-Africa provides a snapshot of the challenges, responses, and opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic for civil society organizations across Africa.