Hurricane Katrina: A Statistical Snapshot Eight Years Later
Mark Waller of Nola.com (The Times-Picayune) is reporting on the impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans eight years after the...
30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs
Writing for Forbes.com, contributor Mfonobong Nsehe pulled together a list of 30 African entrepreneurs under the age of 30. Nsehe enlisted...
Melinda Gates On the Importance of International Women's Day
In a special contribution to CNN, and in collaboration with the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, Melinda Gates, co-chair of...
African Union Pushes for Ebola Travel Ban Removal
The Mail & Guardian is reporting that the African Union is calling for all travel bans related to the Ebola affected...
Uruguay: Congress Passes Abortion Bill By Slim Margin
The BBC and The Associated Press are reporting that after a vote by Congress late Tuesday night, Uruguay is well on its...
South Africa: Lesbian Murdered in Hate Crime
Mambaonline is reporting that another lesbian hate crime has occurred in Ekurhuleni over the weekend. Ekurhuleni, which is close to Johannesburg,...
South Africa: Blocked Life-Saving Meds May Get Second Chance
Writing for Ground Up (Capetown), Marcus Low is reporting that a life-saving drug to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is being blocked...
‘Give a Glove’ Campaign to Help End Spread of Ebola
AllAfrica.com is reporting that the HEARTT Foundation has incorporated the "Give a Glove" campaign into their Ebola BlockAID campaign.
The "Give a...
Nicholas Kristof on 'Half the Sky,' Impact of Women on Development
As a storyteller—in his journalism as well as in his books—it would be unfitting if Nicholas Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New...
COVID-19 Vaccine: African Football Stars Say ‘We’re Not Guinea Pigs’
The internet is in an uproar with outrage over the suggestion made by two French doctors to use Africa as a...
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