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Former political prisoner: ‘In prison I was forced to undergo a “virginity test”’
A former political prisoner, Esra, was in prison for protesting in her…
Deta Hedman: ‘I’m not here to please you. I’m here to play a game that I enjoy’
It all started in the house at the top of the hill.…
Togo national football team attack survivors remember machine gun ambush
On 8 January 2010, the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola was…
Queen Ereba: ‘Psoriasis has made me a stronger person’
Queen Ereba knew she had a calling to share her experience about…
Tolulope Ogunbodede: ‘I am not my hair. With or without my hair, I am still me.’
After being called a “witch” because of her hair loss, textile designer,…
Chido Govera: The story of the Mushroom woman
This is the story of Chido Govera aka The Mushroom Woman. It…
Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck
The Somali militant group al-Shabab recruits thousands of foot soldiers, but also…
Ibrahim Omer: Former refugee who’s New Zealand’s first African MP
Ibrahim Omer, originally from Eritrea, a United Nations interpreter, longed for a…
Ambroise Bertin: ‘First we were enslaved. Then we were poisoned’
"First we were enslaved. Then we were poisoned." That's how many on…
‘I was accused of using my son for money rituals because he has Down’s Syndrome’
Being the mother of a child with Down's Syndrome in Tanzania is…
