International report - Tunisia marks eight years since its revolution
Tunisia will forever be remembered as the birthplace of the Arab Spring in January 2011 - the revolution that forced long-time dictator Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali to step down. Despite being the only...
View ArticleInternational report - Surrogacy in Kenya: a growing trend
Surrogacy is a growing trend amongst a certain section of Kenyan women. The practice is intended to help infertile couples who are unable to conceive naturally. According to the Nairobi In Vitro...
View ArticleInternational report - Claudette Colvin: the precursor to Rosa Parks in the...
Rosa Parks is credited with starting the American civil rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus. But few people know that, nine months...
View ArticleInternational report - Zambian women speaking up against men
Some women in Zambia are up in arms against local jobless men, saying they are lazy and parasitic and are happy to depend on women for their survival. In a largely conservative society, Zambian women...
View ArticleInternational report - Despite all odds Central American migrants say they...
The first Central American caravan of this year, has arrived in Mexico City, with high hopes of reaching the El Dorado of the United States. Many originally say they just wanted to settle in Mexico....
View ArticleInternational report - Senegal's efforts to protect underwater heritage
Senegal is preparing to ratify UNESCO's 2001 convention on the protection of underwater heritage: a heritage made up of sunken slave ships, fishing boats, transatlantic commercial vessels and...
View ArticleInternational report - Israel imposes water rationing, reduced visits on...
In January of this year, the Israeli public security minister, Gil'ad Erdan, announced a package of measures affecting the more than 6,000 Palestinian prisoners currently held in Israeli jails. The...
View ArticleInternational report - Kenyan-based Flipflopi boat is calling for a plastic...
In an effort to combat ocean pollution and climate change, a local group named plastic revolution in the Lamu area of Coastal Kenya, have constructed a traditional dhow sailing boat made entirely from...
View ArticleInternational report - The search for low tech across Africa
Two engineers from Europe have decided to start their search for low tech in Africa in Senegal this month, teaching workshops to share concepts and solutions based on creative inventions and life...
View ArticleInternational report - Providing justice to people in Ethiopia's Somali...
Ethiopia's political landscape has changed since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in April 2018 – particularly in the east of the country, in the Somali Regional State, or Ogaden. The once...
View ArticleInternational report - Irish potatoes in Guinea
In Guinea conakry, a group of farmers and traders have called for the banning of the importation of Irish potatoes into the country, saying Irish potatoes produced in Guinea are edible and EASIER to...
View ArticleInternational report - Liberia's anti-graft body says Weah undermining fight...
The Head of Liberia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), James Verdier, has accused the government of President George Weah of undermining the fight against corruption. Corruption is said to be one of...
View ArticleInternational report - One man's journey to help other Mexicans who've been...
Israel Concha was taken as a three-year-old child by his undocumented parents to live in the United States. He was then deported back to Mexico as an adult, only to be abducted and tortured, narrowly...
View ArticleInternational report - In Nigeria, bloody battles between Muslim herders and...
A conflict between Christian farmers and Muslim cattle herders in central Nigeria is degenerating into a unprecedented crisis. The conflict has become so bloody, comparisons are being made with the...
View ArticleInternational report - Back in Senegal, ex-president Wade vows to force...
In Senegal, presidential campaigning is underway. Five candidates are in the running for the 24 February elections. As two of president Macky Sall’s strongest opponents – former Dakar mayor Khalifa...
View ArticleInternational report - Guinea trying to attract more tourists
In Guinea, tourism has shown a recent dramatic decline. The minister of tourism says he is trying to increase the number of business visitors which, he believes, will generate more income and create...
View ArticleInternational report - Shops in Tunis must use Arabic alongside French
A decision approved by municipal authorities requires shop signs in Tunisia's capital to be mandatorily translated to Arabic. The move has drawn diverse reactions on social networks and media in the...
View ArticleInternational report - Mobile technology to ensure transparency in Senegal vote
With voters in Senegal ready to head to the ballot box on Sunday for presidential elections, Senegalese civil society observers have been preparing for weeks. Using web and mobile applications to...
View ArticleInternational report - Rafah Crossing re-opens
For the past four years, Palestinians in Gaza have been unable to perform the Omra, one of the pilgrimage rituals which requires a visit to the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca. Recently, the Egyptian...
View ArticleInternational report - Real Madrid and Barcelona face off in this week's...
This week in Spain there are two Clasico matches. Barcelona and Real Madrid face off Wednesday evening in the Spanish Cup, ahead of a league encounter on Saturday. Click on the play button above to...
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