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Inside Slovakia's crackdown on free media
Slovakia
freedom of press
censorship
July 11, 2024
by Magdalena Rojo
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Day of the African Child should be every day
child rights
food security
poverty
education
June 04, 2024
by Charles E. Owubah
OPED
Successes of the UN’s Decade for People of African Descent
discrimination
Africa
racism
UN
May 14, 2024
by Bob Koigi
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Living in limbo: stateless Haitians in the Dominican Republic
Beyond Borders
statelessness
Haiti
April 17, 2024
by Ellen Nemitz, Valkyria Rattmann
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Community-based ecotourism for African rural development
Senegal
ecotourism
rural development
March 11, 2024
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What African youths demand at COP28
COP28
climate change
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Africa
climate finance
November 28, 2023
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Inside Central Africa's first conservation university
Cameroon
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October 13, 2023
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How to unlock African women's power in the agri-food business
agriculture
Africa
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August 07, 2023
by Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg
OPED
African integration: Towards lasting peace and security
July 25, 2023
by Bob Koigi
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The African nation going against the tide on sodomy laws
Botswana
LGBTQ+ rights
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Africa
July 20, 2023
by Khonani Ontebetse
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Successes of the African Women's Rights Treaty, twenty years on
July 20, 2023
by Bob Koigi
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What the Roberts-Smith ruling teaches us about free press
war crimes
Australia
Afghanistan
freedom of press
June 03, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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World Press Freedom: the threats against African journalists
Africa
world press freedom day
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pressure on journalists
protection of journalists
May 04, 2023
by Bob Koigi
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African youths' answer to counterfeit drugs
Africa
healthcare
counterfeit drugs
technology
April 28, 2023
by Bob Koigi
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Pakistan's ban on Wikipedia stifles free speech
Pakistan
censorship
wikipedia
February 08, 2023
by Kaswar Klasra
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India's ban on Modi documentary stifles free speech
India
BJP
censorship
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February 05, 2023
by Hanan Zaffar
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Poverty levels rise in Central Asia due to Russia's war on Ukraine
Ukraine war
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January 26, 2023
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Indonesia’s new criminal code is a step toward authoritarianism
Indonesia
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December 28, 2022
by Leo Galuh
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100 African cities to receive clean water services
Africa
groundwater
access to water
water conflicts
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environment
human rights
December 12, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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African court on human and people's rights faces uncertain future
Africa
human rights
African Court for Human Rights
African Union
democracy
November 26, 2022
by Cyril Zenda
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African leaders must protect the Commission on Human Rights
Africa
human rights
African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights
November 21, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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Sheedis - The lost African tribe in Pakistan
November 16, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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How African creatives champion sustainability
Africa
climate change
sustainability
fashion
October 29, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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Extremist online militants stifle free speech in China
Hong Kong
China
online censorship
online harassment
freedom of speech
freedom of expression
discrimination
Little Pink
September 28, 2022
by Sun Ma
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Climate change threatens to destabilise African countries
Africa
climate change
climate action
food security
Sustainable Development
climate resilience
environment
human rights
September 19, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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Free period products for all in Scotland
women's rights
period tax
menstruation products
gender equality
Scotland
August 21, 2022
by Abby Klinkenberg
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The mysterious stink bug saving an African forest
conservation
Africa
Zimbabwe
indigenous people
August 15, 2022
by Cyril Zenda
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Why six African nations seek to lift the ivory trade ban
ivory
wildlife trade
poaching
elephants
Africa
July 27, 2022
by Cyril Zenda
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Taming the illegal logging and trade of African Rosewood
conservation
Africa
African rosewood
Gambia
China
environment
ECOWAS
July 19, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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China abuses health code app for crowd control
China
COVID-19
pandemic
abuse of power
digital rights
June 29, 2022
by Stella Tsang
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African migrants in Brazil speak out
migrants
Africa
Brazil
June 19, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Story
Towards sustainable African cities
Africa
sustainable cities
Sustainable Development
conservation
urbanisation
May 23, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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Can Elon Musk guarantee free speech over India's censorship?
India
freedom of speech
online censorship
Elon Musk
Twitter
May 21, 2022
by Tish Sanghera
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Making sense of the African Year of Nutrition
Hunger
malnutrition
child hunger
stunting
access to food
Africa
May 02, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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Protect African heritage sites from rising sea levels
Africa
climate change
IPCC report
rising sea levels
flooding
cultural heritage
March 07, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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Another seismic battle for South African environmentalists
Africa
Shell
oil and gas industry
activism
marine wildlife
February 09, 2022
by Cyril Zenda
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Zambia's free education policy raises hope and suspicion
education
child rights
Zambia
Africa
February 04, 2022
by Cyril Zenda
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African countries open doors to continental and international refugees
refugees
Afghanisatn
Africa
Uganda
UNHCR
January 24, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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African Cup of Nations tournament: a symbol of unity and peace
Africa
Ethiopia
AFCON
football
unity
January 17, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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African urban families bet on sacks and tires to grow food
agriculture
urban farming
Hunger
Africa
December 20, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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A new era for Central America?
Barbados
Honduras
election
colonialism
anti-corruption
female president
women's rights
December 07, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Continued African Rhino loses alarm conservationists
white rhino
extinction
Africa
poaching
October 27, 2021
by Cyril Zenda
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Removing African women from the death row
women's rights
death penalty
Africa
October 23, 2021
by Cyril Zenda
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Anger as South African court restores “language of the oppressor” at largest university
South Africa
apartheid
Afrikaans
colonialism
October 18, 2021
by Cyril Zenda
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Tech and satellite to the rescue of African forests
technology
satellite technology
forests
conservation
Africa
September 30, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Januário Jano: Telling the African story through art
Africa
Angola
African art
art
cultural heritage
African culture
September 24, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Cellular coverage gaps hobble the climate resilience of African farmers
Zimbabwe
climate crisis
internet access
farming
September 10, 2021
by Tawanda Karombo
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Story
Limits on free speech in Russia: comedy is reason for exile
September 08, 2021
by Andrew Getto
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Fistfights in African Parliament expose fault lines in continent’s quest for unity
Pan African Parliament
Africa
African Union
elections
July 07, 2021
by Cyril Zenda
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Putting African governments to task on Maputo Declaration
Africa
agriculture
Maputo declaration
Hunger
July 05, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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“Pay Us Before We Die”: Ailing Ex-South African Miners Plead
South Africa
Tuberculosis
class action
mining
worker's rights
May 28, 2021
by Cyril Zenda
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To be African: Celebrating cross-culturalism and the beauty of diversity
Africa
culture
diversity
May 24, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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The role of African traditions and beliefs in wildlife conservation
conservation
Africa
wildlife protection
totem
April 15, 2021
by Cyril Zenda
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Lead poisoning lawsuits inspire African citizens’ fight for environmental justice
environment
human rights
lead poisoning
Africa
environmental justice
December 30, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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The pivotal role of African women in silencing the guns
rape
sexual violence
female genital mutilation
women's rights
December 07, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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African youth should be at the heart of the continent’s decision making organs
African Union
innovation
Africa’s youth
November 23, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Activists demand EU action against Poland’s LGBT free zones
Law and Justice party (PiS)
LGBTQ Rights
NGO
petition
European Commission
homophobia
October 13, 2020
by Yair Oded
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African presidents crack the whip on continent’s counterfeit drugs menace
counterfeits
health care
Africa
September 30, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Story
The elusive South African heritage
xenophobia
anti-apartheid
systemic racism
September 28, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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COVID-19 - A Double Threat To Sick Ex-South African Gold Miners
COVID-19
Coronavirus
mine worker
Africa
human rights
September 08, 2020
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
Reduce and Reuse: Is a plastic free world possible?
ocean pollution
plastic waste
single use plastic
Capitalism
July 20, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Story
To be truly African: The real test of Pan Africanism in the 21st century
Pan Africanism
African Union (AU)
Kwame Nkrumah
May 25, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Deep state dictates free press in Pakistan
freedom of press
May 03, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The return of stolen African artefacts by European museums
African artifacts
Macron
colonialsim
cultural relicts
cultural heritage
April 29, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Hilda Flavia Nakabuye - How Young African climate activist is creating a youth revolution
Hilda Flavia Nakabuye
Africa
environment
Fridays For Future
climate change
climate activism
Uganda
April 01, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Sheedis - The lost African tribe in Pakistan
March 27, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
Dossier
:
Chapter
Is the African Union doing enough to tackle modern day slavery?
Libya
child labour
human trafficking
African Union
modern day slavery
Agenda 2063
panafricanism
AU-EU summit
Rwanda
UNHCR
Anti slavery
Anti-Slavery International
mauritania
March 27, 2020
by Bob Koigi
Dossier
:
Chapter
54gene: Collecting African DNA to improve healthcare
Africa
genetic diversity
DNA
health care
54gene
Aminu Yakubu
biobank
March 04, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Sheedis - the lost African tribe in Pakistan
Pakistan
Sheedis
Africa
human rights
Karachi
March 02, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Story
Is the African Union doing enough to tackle modern day slavery?
African Union
Agenda 2063
Anti slavery
Anti-Slavery International
AU-EU summit
child labour
human trafficking
Libya
mauritania
modern day slavery
panafricanism
Rwanda
UNHCR
February 28, 2020
by Bob Koigi
Creative Serie
:
Chapter
South African's refugees law is a travesty of democracy
Africa
democracy
human rights
South Africa
refugees
February 17, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
African countries turn organic waste into electricity
waste-to-energy
energy
Ethiopia
incineration
Africa
climate change
February 12, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Worry over South African women vanishing without trace
South Africa
women's rights
February 10, 2020
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
African countries turn organic waste into electricity to tackle energy poverty
waste-to-energy
energy
Ethiopia
incineration
February 06, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Social media helps mend African refugees’ broken social fabric
Africa
human rights
migration
refugees
February 03, 2020
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
Litmus test for African leaders, AU in 2020
Africa
African Union (AU)
African Continental Free Trade Area
AfCFTA
January 13, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Tanzania bars citizens from seeking justice at the African Court
African Court
Tanzania
January 08, 2020
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
Teaching Ghana rural and slum girls how to code
Africa
women's rights
ICT
STEM coding technology
Regina Honu
January 07, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Zimbabwe: Free sanitary wear program for rural schoolgirls
sanitary pads
Zimbabwe
Africa
women's rights
December 19, 2019
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
Change.org petition calls on African governments to outlaw hunting
Change.org
Africa
trophy hunting
mass extinction of species
petition
November 27, 2019
by Yair Oded
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Story
Hope for African women as more governments make laws to fight cyber bullying
women's rights
human rights
cyber-bullying
Africa
ICT
November 16, 2019
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
The free movement of people held hostage to strategic ideas
South Asia
Pakistan
India
Sikh
November 10, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The spin masters' free rides in Pakistan
freedom of press
Pakistan
human rights
November 03, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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African Union’s quest to silence guns by 2020
African Union (AU)
Africa
climate change
environment
security
violence
October 28, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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Kenya becomes first African country to recognise intersex people in its census
Africa
Kenya
Intersex
sex
census
Gender
October 10, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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Story
So close, yet so far: African migrants in Mexico
human rights
immigration
Mexico
migration
USA
refugees
October 08, 2019
by Magdalena Rojo
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African refugees find a new home in Rwanda
Africa
Europe
migrants
Rwanda
refugees
October 07, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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African countries should emulate Côte d’Ivoire’s marriage reforms
Ivory Coast
Côte d’Ivoire
marrigae reform
women's rights
September 02, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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The dangers in the privatisation of African prisons
Africa
prison
corruption
privatization
July 29, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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OBTranslate - bridging communication between 2,000 African languages
OBTranslate
languages
Africa
Artificial intelligence
July 24, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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African economies bleed under growing internet censorship
democracy
Africa
internet
censorship
July 10, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Africa Continental Free Trade Area: History in the making
Africa
free trade
July 08, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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India’s war on free speech
freedom of press
India
Prashant Kanojia
democracy
June 16, 2019
by Tish Sanghera
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The last African states evading convention against torture
torture
human rights
Tanzania
Simbabwe
June 03, 2019
by Cyril Zenda
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African Union has a fiduciary duty to defend and strengthen rights body
African Union (AU)
human rights
April 29, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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The Next African Megacity Could Be Engineered by Women
Tanzania
Zanura Miraji
Africa
April 24, 2019
by
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Petition calls on UN to pressure Saudi Arabia to free human rights activists
Saudi Arabia
human rights
Women's Right
activism
April 02, 2019
by Yair Oded
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Story
African governments still consider mandatory testing tool to fight HIV/Aids
HIV
Zimbabwe
Mali
SADC
Africa
human rights
February 13, 2019
by Cyril Zenda
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South African government on a test drive for sanitary pads
South Africa
sanitary pads
pink tax
women's rights
January 17, 2019
by Shasha Seakamela
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Story
Cautious optimism in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Joseph Kabila
Ebola
January 14, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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Towards sustainable and inclusive African cities
urban areas
Africa
Bamako
Mali
africities
UCLG
November 26, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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African startups embrace blockchain to clean land ownership mess
Africa
Startups
blockchain
September 19, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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Mining minors: The pain of African child workers
child labour
Democratic Republic of Congo
human rights
minerals
September 10, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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Future literacy: read, write and code?
Robots
Canada
job
automation
August 28, 2018
by
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Can Africa break free from fossil fuels?
fossil fuels
Africa
renewable energy
power plant
poverty
May 28, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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Forcing free media into submission in Pakistan
military
Pakistan
free press
parliamentary elections
Geo News
April 23, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Women fighting African sexual cleansing rituals in Kenya
Kabuoch
HIV
violence
sexual cleansing
women's rights
March 12, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Who runs the world? African girls in tech
Africa
women's rights
ICT
Bill Gates
e- commerce
Jamila Abbas
March 07, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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One stop border posts foster African prosperity
Africa
women's rights
border post
February 27, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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Mo Ibrahim: Rewarding African presidents for leaving office honourably
African Leadership
Africa
governance
law
corruption
Mohammed "Mo" Ibrahim
January 22, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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Placing the African youth at the heart of the food security debate
agriculture
Africa
youth unemployment
World Bank
October 17, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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What climate change looks like in today's African agriculture
Burkina Faso
climate change
European Geoscience Union (EGU)
August 29, 2017
by Frank Odenthal
Dossier
:
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Blue economy, the new frontier of African Renaissance
Blue economy
Agenda 2063
African Union
African Renaissance
August 23, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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The unique nexus between resilient African cities and informal economy
African cities
industrialization
infrastructure
nexus
Waste Management
August 02, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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South African court stands up against nuclear deal
Eartlife
Eskom
nuclear deal
South Africa
Zuma
June 19, 2017
by Shasha Seakamela
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Story
Border free Africa: Actualizing the dream, awakening the giant
Africa Visa Openness Index
visa-free access
May 31, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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Time for the world to recognize Somaliland as an independent African state
independence
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Somaliland
May 24, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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Namibia student’s free to call phone
Africa
Bill Gates
ICT
innovation
Namibia
Nelson Mandela
April 03, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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Story
African Union’s Agenda 2063 is too important to be left to leaders alone
African Union (AU)
Agenda 2063
March 28, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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Still a long walk for the African girl child
Boko Haram
International Women's Day
March 08, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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Chelsea Manning to walk free; but there's more justice to be served
Chelsea Manning
whistleblowing
January 18, 2017
by FAIRPLANET
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Black hair - bridging a ‘code of conduct’
apartheid
black hair
racism
South Africa
September 20, 2016
by Shasha Seakamela
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Story
African farmers triumph over pests
Africa
farming
food
Hunger
Kenya
pests
poverty
resources
July 07, 2015
by Bob Koigi
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Story
There is such a thing as a free lunch
Berlin
food sharing
food waste
Germany
green
sustainability
waste reduction
May 30, 2015
by Vanessa Ellingham
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Story
Free speech threatened in Hungary
censorship
free speech
Hungary
press freedom
June 16, 2014
by FairPlanet Editorial Team
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Venezuela: Trial of opposition leader an affront to justice and free assembly
Free assembly
freedom of speech
Venezuela
February 22, 2014
by
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Story
Press Review: UN warns of genocide in Central African Republic & France refuses to pay more for Niger uranium
Africa
Bosnia
Central African Republic
France
genocide
mining
Niger
poverty
Rwanda
Uranium
January 21, 2014
by Rebecca Silus
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Story
Ice Free World
climate change
National Geographic
sea levels
November 13, 2013
by Itai Lahat
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Story
Nigeria becomes first African nation to ratify Arms Trade Treaty
Africa
Arms Trade Treaty
Control Arms
Nigeria
August 15, 2013
by
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Story
Siyavula - A Cape Town-based organization breaks down barriers to education for South African students
book
booktype
Cape Town
digital age
Free High School Science Texts
mark horner
open source technology
open textbook
Siyavula
South Africa
February 10, 2013
by Sara Jabril
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