African women are increasingly joining the work force as entrepreneurs and in turn shaping the future of the vast and powerful continent. Use some or all of these twelve strategies to bolster your role as a part of progress and change in Africa. Social Networking Yes, we’ve all heard it: social media. The buzziest…
As people all over the world fight desperately to eliminate wage gaps and gender based violence, it can be tempting to think that the gender rights war is in vain. But, we need not look further than Namibia for hope that men and women everywhere will soon attain equality. Those in this Southern African country are…
Youssou N’Dour, singer, composer, and percussionist was born in Dakar, Senegal in 1959 to a Wolof mother and a Serer father. His parents encouraged him to think outside of the traditional griot school, allowing him to consider both of his parents’ cultures and thus inspiring his identity as a modern griot. At the…
There is a growing dichotomy in Kenya in terms of food and health: malnutrition and hunger are major issues in some parts of the country, while in other parts, middle-class problems like diabetes, heart disease, and obesity are beginning to emerge. For many decades, the Kenyan Government has battled malnutrition and diseases such as…
In a stunning address that sent shockwaves through America and the world, former Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney came out on Thursday March 3rd and gave a damning speech in an attempt to discredit Donald Trump’s candidacy and derail his almost certain path to nominee for the Republican party. The scathing, point by point…
According to a WHO estimate, nearly 10% of the population of Africa has a disability of some kind. Yet, their stories remain untold due to stigmas surrounding disability that leave them cast out from society and at the mercy of the charity of others. Ghanaian Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah was born into this environment.…
Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM, is an umbrella term that encompasses all procedures that involve the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other purposeful injury to the female genital organs. Such procedures are shown to have no health benefits for girls whatsoever, and yet the practice continues in many…
The 2016 Presidential Election swung into high-gear on March 1st with the Super Tuesday multi-state primary contest between Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and upstart challenger Bernie Sanders. The contests offered a mixed bag of surprises and expected outcomes as the night wore on. By the eve of the big primary battle, political…
Republican presidential candidates brawled on Thursday February 26 in the last debate before the Super Tuesday primaries on March 1, where frontrunner Donald Trump is expected to cement his status as the almost certain nominee of the fractured Republican party. The fiery free-for-all involved the three main contenders for the presidency, Ted Cruz,…
It’s difficult to believe that in the 21st century, the child-bride phenomenon still exists around the globe. So far, 33 African countries have set the minimum age of marriage to 18 in an effort to protect both boys and girls from the archaic practice. Several countries have even set the minimum age above…
