by Jessica Moody | 23 Dec 2019 | Africa
Only recently, pirates terrorised ships off of East Africa, crippling sea transport in the resource-rich zone. Now, the scourge has shifted to West Africa. A Somali pirate stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel in Hobyo, Somalia, 23 September 2012 (AP Photo/Farah Abdi...
by Isabella DeMarco | 13 Dec 2019 | Africa, Economy, Miss Porter's School, Podcasts
Young voters in South Africa aren’t as loyal to the ruling African National Congress as their elders. This could reshape the young democracy. podiumme · Episode 5 The Kids are Alright Democracy in South Africa In this episode of The Kids Are Alright, Leela Rosaz...
by Gayle Trish Were | 19 Nov 2019 | Africa, African Leadership Academy, Student Posts, Youth Voices
I wanted to dispel preconceived notions about women in Africa. Three goddesses capture the strength of African women and celebrate blackness. “Uungu” My short film is a joint collaboration with makeup artist Fatima Yunusa that presents three African...
by Jessica Moody | 18 Nov 2019 | Africa, Middle East, Terrorism
The head of the Islamic State has been killed. But the hardline militant group’s influence is growing in Africa, and talk of its demise could be premature. A soldier walks past a burnt car in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, after it was attacked by militants, 17...
by Tara Heidger | 13 Nov 2019 | Africa, Human Rights, University of Toronto Journalism Fellows
Rwanda is expanding a rural development program that is slashing poverty, but at the expense of free choice. Are the benefits worth it? A model village in Rwanda’s Eastern Province that was built in 2016 (Photo by Tara Heidger) Rwanda is tackling poverty...
by Lily Annenberg | 7 Nov 2019 | Africa, Contest winners, Student Posts, Thacher School
Poachers trading ivory are threatening Africa’s elephants with extinction. I shot a film showing how dogs are stemming the flow of illegal ivory in Kenya. https://vimeo.com/366888651 This story won honorable mention in News Decoder’s recent Storytelling...
by Barry Moody | 11 Oct 2019 | Africa, Human Rights
He has signed a peace deal and delivered sweeping changes to Africa and the Gulf. Ethiopian leader Abiy Ahmed has now won the Nobel Peace Prize. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (L) and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki attend the re-opening of the Eritrean embassy...
by Miki Yang | 1 Aug 2019 | Africa, Miss Porter's School, Nationalism, Student Posts
Secessionist Biafra lost a war that divided Nigeria. But songs aimed at motivating troops in a lost cause have given the Igbo group a lasting heritage. Biafran army volunteers train with rifle-sized sticks, Owerri, Nigeria, 1 August 1968 (AP Photo/Kurt Strumpf) Songs...
by Lizan Nijkrake | 29 Jul 2019 | Africa, Human Rights
Soaring youth unemployment has forced Kenya to reform its education system. Now, it’s focused on providing technical training. Will it work? Boys play football in a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, 22 May 2010 (EPA/Dai Kurokawa) Kenya is overhauling its higher education...
by News Decoder | 8 May 2019 | Africa, African Leadership Academy, Personal Reflections, Student Posts, Women, Youth Voices
I use the human race to play my evil game. I’m to blame for wife-beating, guns, bomb flames. I’m the infamous, rash, spirit of violence. By Chiro Awoke Ogbo Violence I am the model of a modern millennial demon A venomous venerated veteran of a special evil I’m held...