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RuralReporters.com is a news platform with in-depth coverage of under-reported issues in rural communities in Nigeria and across Africa. We report on Agriculture, Health, Women and generally on Rural Development. To pitch a story idea or submit a report, please email: editor@ruralreporters.com-
A Silver lining amid drought in Zimbabwe
by Contributors - May 23, 2016By Andrew Mambondiyani Joyleen Simango was smiling from ear to ear. But such broad smiles are currently rare in this part of Manicaland province east of Zimbabwe where the El Nino induced has brought untold suffering... -
WAVA: Why Nigeria Should Restore Immunisation Funds in 2016 Budget
by Contributors - Apr 15, 2016WAVA, a coalition of over twenty women-focused and women-led organisation advocating for sustainable immunization financing to ensure uninterrupted and equitable access to immunization in Nigeria has kicked against the non-approval of the budgetary proposal for polio... -
Community Watch: A Village in Benue State Nigeria Needs A New Bridge
by Contributors - Apr 12, 2016By Benjamin Idoko, Benue state Residents of Uleke Community in Itabono Council ward, Owukpa district of Ogbadibo local government in Benue state, are in dire need of a new bridge that will aid easy commute... -
Nigeria: Is Medical Tourism Ending Anytime Soon?
by Contributors - Apr 10, 2016By Laz Ude Eze George Egbuchulam was a socially active and intelligent young man. I don’t know him personally but a number of my trusted friends who knew him gave a very good account of him.... -
Kachikwu’s Gaffe, Tinubu’s Blast and Nigeria’s Pain
by Contributors - Mar 30, 2016By Laz Ude Eze On Easter Sunday, I observed a mild drama at the NNPC mega fuel station around the Katampe section of Kubwa expressway Abuja, Nigeria. I had rushed to the station around 11.00am... -
Community Champion: Twelve Years Old Christabel Lapinni Targets Under-Served Community With Project Initiatives
by Contributors - Mar 29, 2016Christabel Lapinni, a 12 year old student of All Souls’ High School, Ibadan Nigeria has launched a community development initiative aimed at empowering under-served communities. According to the report sent to us, during the inauguration of... -
Why the Fuss About Gender Equality?
by Contributors - Mar 20, 2016By Laz Ude Eze Seven years ago while on call duty at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, I had a female patient referred from a general hospital on account of poor progress in labour.... -
How Mobile Phones Can Break Barriers To Community Empowerment In Rural Nigeria
by Contributors - Mar 16, 2016When you hear the word ‘rural’, what readily comes to mind? Most people think about subsistence agriculture, poverty, lack of access to social infrastructures like roads, hospitals, education, and water and so on. But this is... -
Ugandan farmers call on United Nations to sever ties with Bidco Africa
by Contributors - Mar 16, 2016The Bugala Farmers Association has called on the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to sever its ties with Bidco Africa, a Kenya-based edible oil producer accused of land-grabbing, human rights violations and environmental disasters in Uganda,... -
Sage Foundation supports education in Nigeria
by Contributors - Mar 16, 2016Sage Foundation has partnered with Sesôr Africa, a Nigerian non-profit organisation, to completely refurbish the school library at the Strides Towers College in Lagos, Nigeria. Sage volunteers are helping to refurbish the school library — a process...