‘I was accused of using my son for money rituals because he has Down’s Syndrome’
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Francis Ngannou: ‘Being homeless in Paris was a great opportunity for me’
Mixed Martial Arts or MMA bouts are fought in a nine-meter wide…
Dance God Lloyd: ‘Why dance is everything to me’
Dance God Lloyd from Ghana is one of the youngest and most…
‘My son was snatched in the night. I hope one day he will come back.’
Somewhere, Rebecca's son is 10. He could be in Nairobi, where she…
Journalist, Hana Zeratsyon: ‘My little brother needs medicine’
With her 11-year-old brother suffering from cerebral palsy and epilepsy, Hana Zeratsyon…
Adwoa Yeboah: ‘I pleaded with the doctors to kill me’
When Adwoa Yeboah and her husband boarded a bus heading home after…
Aminata Conteh-Biger: ‘When I remember it’s like I’m there again’
From Sierra-Leone, in the capital, Freetown, picture a wealthy family with lots…
Jigawa State farmer: ‘Three of my children died on a farm in Jigawa’
The Jigawa State farmer, Yakubu's sons died after the house collapsed due…
Zanele Muholi: ‘I don’t dare shoot photos at night. It’s not safe’
Zanele Muholi is a photographer and their work exceptionally stands out from…
Maaza Mengiste: ‘I didn’t think I would publish my book: The Shadow King’
Ethiopian-American writer Maaza Mengiste has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for…
