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Welcome to our 2015 Summer Intern
Mirabella Ngozi Nwaka was born in Washington, DC and lives in Maryland. She is Nigerian-American. She is…
Just for Laughs: Bragging Rights
After digging to a depth of 100 meters last year, Russian scientists found traces of copper wire…
Uganda’s first women-only gym
Fitness is big business, but in countries like Uganda in East Africa being a woman and going…
U.S. Congress: Don’t Cut Funding for Voice of America’s Central Africa Service Kirundi/Kinyarwanda Program
In a letter to members of the Budget Committee in the House and Senate about the proposal…
Happy Independence Day, Tanzania, April 26.
Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the…
The Second Pastoral Letter of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Burundi ahead of the 2015 Elections
We, the pastors of the Catholic Church of Burundi, aware of the peace agreements and the constitution…
Independence Day for Senegal, April 4th
Powerful European countries competed for the trade of Senegal, until France finally gained control over it in…
Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar to set up a Continental Reconciliation Committee
After a four-day Continental Congress held in Windhoek, Namibia and organized by the Justice and Peace Commission…
Happy Independence Day Namibia- March 21
Unknown to many is that the first and the most devastating 20th century genocide happened in Namibia. …
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe and Sewing Hope
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, native of Uganda and Sacred Heart Sister, was conferred an honorary doctor of humane…
The 58th Independence Celebration of Ghana
Ghana declared independence from the United Kingdom on March 6th, 1957. This was the result of the…
Ethiopia Selected Among Top Ten Best Tourist Destinations for 2015
One of the leading publishers of travel guidebooks, Rough Guides, recently held an online vote allowing its…
Kenya Wind Farm Project
By Rita Murphy Kenya has stepped up its efforts to transform 40,000 acres of land into a…
Ugandan Doctor Leads Ebola-fighting Team in Liberia
Edited by Rita Murphy, story distributed by AllAfrica.com A Liberian newspaper, Daily Observer, has singled out Dr….
Promoting Best Practices for Extractive Industries
“The Extractive Industries Working Group is a Washington, D.C. based coalition of faith, human rights, and environmental…
Power to the People
Edited by Rita Murphy, from the Tanzania Daily News The Maasai have lost so much of their…
Her Business is Rolling
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201409181471.html Edited by Rita Murphy. Photo: I. Kaledzi/DW Winifred Selby, a 19 year old social entrepreneur…
Gender Empowerment through Governance
Gender equality is a battle that even developed countries struggle with today. In Africa, women are fighting…
A Government’s Band-aid Solution to Education
(Download PDF file) In June 2014 Ghana was granted a $156 million loan by the World Bank…
