A recent survey showed that 77% of Nigerians felt unsafe in their country. The security situation in Nigeria has deteriorated over the past eight years. Every region of the country is affected.
The political content in our personal feeds not only represents the world and politics to us. It creates new, sometimes “alternative”, realities. It changes how we encounter and understand politics and even how we understand reality itself.
It’s been estimated that people touch their phone hundreds if not thousands of times a day. And while many of us wash our hands regularly after say, going to the bathroom, cooking, cleaning, or gardening, we are much less likely to consider washing our hands after touching our phones.
The country’s schooling system has failed young people, with many learners going through the basic education system without acquiring the necessary literacy and numeracy skills.
Nothing beats the prospect of making easy money, and every now and again there seems to be a “get-rich-quick” scheme circulating on WhatsApp or on social media that seems legitimate. But it’s not.
Adding value to raw shea at home in Côte d'Ivoire was a great way for Mouahié Kouassi to apply her considerable education to create jobs, help the economy, and support a community. Now that her products are going international, her success is a reminder of the massive potential value of "women's gold".
At 15, after a complicated delivery, Theresa Kadzura suffered an obstetric fistula, which hindered her from living a full life. This is a story of how a woman in Zimbabwe was able to beat negative attitudes towards formal healthcare in her church and community to face obstetric fistula.
Why do Kenyans turn to the radio with their problems? I decided to conduct a study to explore the roots of help-seeking behaviour.
Three childhood friends — Aasir, Sira and Adira — embark on a Safari, to climb to the peaks of Oldoinyo Oibor and conquer the torments of the wandering waters of Mto Mkuu, as initiation for selecting the Chosen Ones: the Enlightened Elders of Songhai. Of every thousand who embark on the Safari, less than five ever return. And for almost all of them, their bodies are never recovered, and empty coffins are buried by their people instead. Only those who can choose to die are ready to know the truth. They must confront the tragic and bizarre consequences of their bravery.
A story about a family whose bonds are tested by loss and hurt through the generations. The opportunity to heal is promised in a new life.