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…

Zimbabwe, a country of over 14 million people has suffered years of economic turmoil, mass unemployment and a growing stigma against HIV; all contributing to a widespread mental health crisis across the country. Here, access to…

After being called a “witch” because of her hair loss, textile designer, Tolulope Jasmine Ogunbodede started a foundation to help raise awareness about Alopecia and to show love to every ‘Alopecian’.  Alopecia is a medical condition…

University life is tough and if there's no support you can barely make it. The summer before Kim Emenike turned 18 her foster carer - who she'd lived with in south London for the best part of a decade - made it clear she wanted Kim out…

Rwanda has begun a solemn commemoration of 800,000 people killed with knives, clubs and other weapons during three months of genocide of 1994. The president, Paul Kagame, laid a wreath at a memorial site where more than 250,000 people…

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…

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…

Chibeze Ezekiel, a climate activist has been awarded a prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for leading a grassroots campaign to stop a new coal-fired power station being built in Ghana. Chibeze Ezekiel worked with local communities…

The Somali militant group al-Shabab recruits thousands of foot soldiers, but also needs people to provide public services in the area it controls. Any caught trying to leave are put to death. At the same time, the government tries to…