The United Nations says one in three women will be beaten, coerced into sex or abused by a partner in her lifetime Hours after nearly 1000 people marched in downtown Read More..
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Artist Profile: Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga
Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga (Kenya/USA) is a sculptor whose works are resourcefully created from textured sheet metal and steel wire. Naomi physically applies a particular technique in which rolls of sheet Read More..
Morocco: Once a stopover, now a home for migrants
In a back alley in the Moroccan capital, the small household repair shop opened by Moctar Toure since escaping conflict in his native Côte d’Ivoire is doing a brisk business. Read More..
‘Africa Stop Ebola’: A Better Alternative to ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
Social media is rallying behind an alternative to Bob Geldof’s Band Aid 30, which champions advice and solidarity over scenes of desperation designed to tug at the heart and purse Read More..
Burkina Faso military leader trained by Pentagon
Although the events in Burkina Faso have sparked hope among African workers, farmers and youth throughout the region and beyond, it remains to be seen whether the new leader, with Read More..