Special Feature
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Community Champion: Chiemeka Chiedozie Promotes Animal Welfare In Nigeria
Nov 13, 2014Chiemeka Chiedozie, the Project Director HUMANE GLOBAL CONCEPT in Nigeria and Africa, is passionate about caring for animals. Through his non-governmental organization, Chiedozie promotes animal welfare by engaging children below the ages of 19 years. He... -
Applying Lessons From Women’s Conference In Beijing To Post-2015 Agenda
Nov 12, 2014The year 1995 is always cited as the year women went to Beijing and came back to start “revolutions” in their countries. The “revolutions” as I have stated, involved action plans that covered the following; deliberate... -
Suspicion, anger and fear - the harsh reality of daily life in Ebola-hit Liberia
Nov 11, 2014• Award-winning series Africa Investigates back on Al Jazeera •Liberia: Living With Ebola starts on Wednesday, 12 November at 22:30 GMT The second season of Al Jazeera’s award-winning Africa Investigates kicks off on Wednesday, 12 November 2014, asking... -
Rural News Africa: Top Stories of The Week
Nov 11, 2014More than half of the African population live in rural communities, yet prominence is placed on report from urban communities. To correct this deformity, Rural Reporters was created to bridge the information and development divide between... -
Kenya: Trained Traditional Birth Attendants Answer To Reducing Maternal Mortality?
Nov 7, 2014A huge banner at the Ministry of health, Division of Reproductive Health, boldly says that no woman should die while giving birth in Kenya. While giving life should be a moment of intense happiness, childbirth in... -
New Zeal Required To Realize The New Sustainable Development Goals
Nov 4, 2014Even as we prepare to lay the eight millennium development goals to rest and start deliberations on the sustainable development goals, it is important to reflect on where we are as a nation, what we have... -
Will Nigeria 2015 Elections Make Provisions For People With Physical Disabilities?
Nov 3, 2014As Nigeria 2015 general election approaches, stakeholders from different sectors are advocating for people who are physically challenged to be included in the electoral process. “Only a few people with disabilities have been participating, but we... -
BEING AFRICAN AND A YOUNG WOMAN, WHAT TO SAY FOR IT?
Nov 1, 2014I am African and a young woman, these identities for some reasons need to be emphasized, why is that? Our society a few years ago would have me explain what I’m doing thinking I can just... -
What’s The Gist In Rural Africa?
Oct 29, 2014Every week, we look at stories making headlines on rural development in Africa. These stories are not necessarily based on rural locations but are sometimes those that can improve the lives of rural dwellers in Africa... -
Use Of Motorcycles In Nigeria: To Ban Or Not To Ban?
Oct 27, 2014What do you think about the current move by the federal government to ban the use of motorcycles in Nigeria? Smart move or not? One cannot but imagine how commuters living in “un-motor-able” communities will...