Africa
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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... -
Health Fact: How To Read A Stroke
Nov 11, 2014We are supporting RecallCenter to raise awareness about strokes, which is considered the 4th leading cause of death! If you live in a rural area or far away from medical center, here are quick things you must... -
Lack Of Funds, Not Skills, Hinder Women Empowerment In Rural Africa
Nov 8, 2014Tosin Taiwo is the founder of Street2School, an education-centric, non-profit organisation that provides education opportunity to children in under-served communities. A voracious social worker and volunteer, Tosin’s work is deep rooted in rural communities where she... -
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... -
Child Marriage Or Forced Marriage: Where Do We Draw The Line?
Nov 6, 2014Last week on Kenyan Television, we were told of harrowing story of a girl in Kajiado County who, at 14years, had a child from being raped by a relative. To add insult to injury, there were... -
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... -
Ebola: Personal Hygiene Should Remain A Top Priority
Oct 31, 2014This article is written by V-six Ejechi @Vsix_Ejechi and edited by Linus Okechukwu …a smartly-dressed man of average height, who was wearing an air of professionalism around him, walked into one of the new generation banks...