Justice
Somali Youth Deported after 22 Years in the US
Recently the United States has had a fiery debate over immigration issues, generally centered around the southern border shared with Mexico. However, this is not the only area of the world that ICE is cracking down on refugees and immigrants. Plenty of people from Africa are being turned around, or even deported after many years spent in the United States in legal residency.
Why the US withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council
On June 19, 2018, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley spoke at the U.S. State…
Slave auction in Libya is ongoing
On the Calendar of the liturgy of the Catholic Church we remember and celebrates today February 8th Josephine Bakhita, a former slave who as a child was sold by her kidnappers to Arab slave traders. Josephine Bakhita was born in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of Sudan. As a slave she was sold many times including to the Italian Vice Consul, Callisto Legani in 1883 who later brought her to Italy. Like the migrants from Sub-Sahara Africa her journey to Italy took her through the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean.
AFJN-Nigeria International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking Event Featured in Global Sisters Report
On February 6, 2018, Teresa Anyabuike’s article “Advocacy on human trafficking” in Global Sisters Report highlighted the…
To Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change, Ethiopia Strives to Empower Pastoral, Semi-Pastoral Society
More than 80 percent of Ethiopians live in the rural areas of the country and depend on…
ECOWAS and Partners Want Protection of Women’s Rights in Agriculture and Access to Land
According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) agriculture accounts for one third of gross domestic…
“Nobel Prize of Agriculture” – a recognition for pioneering Nigeria’s E-Wallet technology
The World Food Prize is awarded yearly for a specific and exceptionally significant contribution to the production…
Rare victory for rainforests as nations vow to stop ‘death by chocolate’
Up to 70% of the world’s cocoa is produced by 2 million farmers in a belt that…
Ghana is rolling out a digital address system to help formalize more of its economy
Mail and delivery is not that straightforward in Ghana, which like many developing countries, lacks a formal…
The biomedical smart jacket that diagnoses pneumonia using Bluetooth
Pneumonia kills half a million children under five in sub-Saharan Africa every year, with the region accounting…
Blind female Ethiopian lawyer wins global award for promoting disability rights
About 10% of the world’s population has a disabilities, of which 80% live in developing countries. The…
Local women changing Congo from within
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been named the rape capital of the world following studies that…
Guinean teacher builds a dam to power up his entire village
The West African nation of Guinea has significant hydroelectric potential (estimated at 6,000 MW) but, currently, only…
Green and affordable sanitary napkins can improve gender disparity
Most women in developed countries often take their access to and choices of sanitary pads for granted….
President Magufuli: A good example of leadership and good governance in Africa
Article written by Serge Adotevi Télécharger la version Française in PDF, Download English PDF File The Republic…
Years After the Arusha Accords Burundian Democracy is Wavering
The implementation of the Arusha agreement in August2000 and the five-year development of a transitional government hinging…
UBUNTUFM: PROMOTING A MORE COLLECTIVE WORLD
UbuntuFM is an on-line community, with several outlets on the web, aiming to spread the Ubuntu message…
Protection and Assistance for IDPs in Africa
Former UN Secretary General, Koffi Annan, once said: “Internal displacement is the great tragedy of our…
The Current Situation on IDPs in Africa
In Africa, more than 13 million people are currently on the run in their own countries. We…
Africa: The Continent with the Most IDPs in the World
Africa was the continent hardest hit by internal displacement in 2016. Conflict and violence displaced more people…
