In the wake of the Garissa University College shootings that left nearly 150 people dead, the Kenyan government has threatened to close the world’s largest refugee camp. In response, US Read More..
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The Surgeons of Mogadishu
Half way down the dimly lit main hallway of Mogadishu’s Banadir Hospital, a sign indicates the entrance to the delivery ward. It reads: “Women are not dying of diseases we Read More..
Meet Sada Mire: the First Somali Archeologist known to the World
Somalia sits on the horn of Africa with the longest coastline on the continent’s mainland, while its capital city Mogadishu is known as the ‘white pearl’ of the Indian Ocean. Read More..
Africa: Song, Dance Marks Africa Day
Songs, dancing and traditional dress from various African nations was the order of the day as thousands of people from across the continent converged in Mamelodi, in eastern Pretoria, to Read More..
South Africa Under Scrutiny for ‘State Xenophobia’
Johannesburg, South Africa – A semblance of normalcy is returning to the streets of the inner city of Johannesburg weeks after xenophobic violence hit South Africa’s commercial capital. The city Read More..
Sierra Leone: Back to Class After the Ebola Outbreak
Freetown, Sierra Leone – Children in the West African nation of Sierra Leone finally resumed classes almost nine months after the Ebola outbreak forced schools to shut down. On arrival they Read More..