Last night executive editor of The WIP, Kate Daniels participated in a panel discussion following a showing of Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee Bean, a film about a coffee cooperative in Uganda working with companies in the United…
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Women Leaders: Africa’s Available Yet Underutilized Resource
by Susan Enuogbope Majekodunmi –USA– My maternal grandfather’s mantra was, “Educate a woman, and you feed and educate her family.” He educated his daughters when Nigerian fathers rarely did. My grandfather was also very interested in my education and often…
Tagged with: Africa, Development, Education, Nigeria, South Africa, Women in Leadership
Posted in Education, FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in Education, FEATURE ARTICLES
Anti-Corruption Crusader Nuhu Ribadu on Corruption and Leadership
by Susan Enuogbope Majekodunmi –USA– Being Nigerian and having many relatives still living there, I keep abreast of political and economic events. Nigeria is blessed with many natural resources and brilliant, hardworking citizens, but corruption over decades is draining her…
Tagged with: Africa, corruption, Education, Interviews, Leadership, Nigeria, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Video Testimonials Document Politically Motivated Sexual Violence in Zimbabwe
by Abigail Wendle – USA – According to the Zimbabwe Rape Survivors Association, during last year’s highly contested presidential election an estimated 2,000 women and girls were the targets of politically-motivated sexual violence in Zimbabwe. State-sanctioned groups under President Robert…
Tagged with: Africa, Politics, Sexual Assault, Sexual Violence, Technology, women's empowerment, Women's Rights, Zimbabwe
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Tapestries of Hope: Director Michealene Cristini Risley on the Tenacity and Optimism of Zimbabwe’s Rape Survivors
by Jessica Mosby – USA – The most striking element of the new documentary Tapestries of Hope is not the hell that the young rape survivors profiled have lived through, but their unbreakable spirit. The film is a vibrant international…
Tagged with: Africa, Arts & Culture, Betty Makoni, Children's Rights, Films & Documentaries, Girl Child Network, HIV/AIDS, interview, Michealene Cristini Risley, rape, Women's Rights, Zimbabwe
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Ethiopia: The “Cradle of Civilization” Struggles for Survival
Photoessay by Tammy Law – Australia – One of the oldest countries in the world, Ethiopia is often referred to as “the cradle of civilization” – a country with a tumultuous past, present and future, and yet at the same…
Tagged with: Afar, Africa, Arts & Culture, Ethiopia, photoessay, photography
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Zimbabwe Introduces Special Banknotes as Inflation Soars
by Lelety Mabasa – Zimbabwe – Always faithful in shocking the world, Zimbabwe has scored yet another first, and as usual, for all the wrong reasons. It seems that the country is moving towards an economy of special cheques for…
Tagged with: Africa, Economy, Inflation, Politics, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Woman to Woman: How Giving in Uganda Changed My Life
by Carrie R. Sparrevohn – USA – In 2005 I traveled to Uganda, East Africa, for the first time. I met Margaret Nangobi on that trip, in Mwanyangiri, a tiny village about an hour’s drive from the capitol. What transpired…
Tagged with: activism, Africa, Education, Healthcare, poverty, Uganda
Posted in Economy, Education, FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Posted in Economy, Education, FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Witchcraft and Mob Justice in Malawi
by Pilirani Semu-Banda – Malawi – Sixty-three year old Gladys Kasito, in Malawi’s capital city, Lilongwe, only has one wish – to die peacefully, preferably in her sleep. Kasito says she feels trapped and threatened in her own country. Her…
Tagged with: Africa, human rights, Indigenous Culture, Malawi, Religion
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Mugabe Wages Retribution Campaign After Losing the Election: Hundreds Flee for “Safety”
by Constance Manika – Zimbabwe – In the early hours of April 25th, Tariro Gweru and her husband Wellington awoke to a deafening knock on their bedroom hut. Wellington says he identified the frantic voices of his two friends, Simon…
Tagged with: Africa, corruption, Democracy, Elections, human rights, Political Violence, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
