Ethiopian soldier: ‘How I survived an 11-hour gun battle in the Tigray crisis’
Two Ethiopian soldiers have given dramatic accounts of a co-ordinated night-time raid on their camps at the start of the Tigray crisis last month by fighters linked to the now-overthrown regional administration.
The Tigray People's…
Tolulope Adeleke-Aire: ‘I want dads to be involved in raising their babies’
Tolulope Adeleke-Aire is a trained nurse and midwife who moved to Nigeria from the UK. She’s teaching men what to expect during pregnancy and delivery, as well as taking care of their newborn .
“I really want dads to be a lot more…
Axel Tuanzebe: ‘Till this day I always remember to stay calm, get a few touches and enjoy the game’
Axel Tuanzebe, the star outperforming his teammates in Manchester United football club wouldn’t have had the opportunity to do so if his parents hadn’t made the decision to leave their home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“I…
She was diagnosed with a mental health disorder. Now she is helping others work through theirs
In February of 2016, Hauwa Ojeifo considered taking her own life. She had spent a significant part of her teenage and early adult life years battling symptoms such as mood swings, bouts of exhaustion, fainting spells and…
‘I went undercover in the schools that chain boys’
When I meet Ahmed, he is shackled in a room all alone. There are marks on his body from the beatings he has been given. He doesn't know how old he is, but he's probably about 10.
The school I find him in is one of 23 Islamic educational…
Ifeanyi Ugokwe: ‘Suicide is still a crime so I was locked up’
Just 25 years old, in 2019, Ifeanyi Ugokwe tried to take his own life after roaming the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, jobless, hungry, and desperate.
“I was depressed, I was frustrated. I didn’t have a job. I didn’t have a family. I didn’t…
Dickens Odhiambo: The Kenyan yoga coach who won a global sport award
Kenyan, Dickens Omondi Odhiambo has been announced as a winner at the 2020 Beyond Sport Global Awards, being named as one of five winners of the Courageous Use Of Sport Award for his work with the Africa Yoga Project.
The Africa…
Charlette N’Guessan: First woman to win Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for innovation
...And she's only 26 years old.
‘Covid ended our marriage’
Around the world, previously happy couples are splitting up and many are divorcing. Some have blamed the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, while others have simply surrendered to the end that a split has been a long time coming.
In…
The Black Panther who hijacked a jet to Algeria and started again in France
It was an unusual hijacking by a group of three men, two women and three young children. They were Black Panthers who commandeered a Delta airliner, flew across the Atlantic and the adults never set foot in the US again, four of them…
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