NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Janti Soeripto, the CEO and president of Save the Children, who recently visited the Tigray region of Ethiopia, devastated by years of civil war.
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/tinubu-election-nigeria.jpgNigeria’s new president will immediately face pressures from within his party, the opposition, and the majority of voters who didn’t back him.
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to reporter Erin Clare Brown of New Lines Magazine about Tunisia’s government crackdown on Sub-Saharan migrants. (Image credit: Fethi Belad /AFP via Getty Images)
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Thousands of people demonstrated in Tbilisi overnight, waving EU flags and facing down riot police in protest against a controversial law which Georgia’s president says is “dictated by Moscow.” In video footage and photographs, protesters chanted “down with the Russian law” as they squared off with heavily armored police who blasted them with water cannons…
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Thanks to Denver-based Africa Development Promise (ADP), an estimated 150 people came out to witness the work that the American NGO does, thousands of miles away from its Colorado headquarters. Billed as a Winter Gala, the fundraising event occurred on Saturday, March 4. The location was the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. Attendees…
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Almaz Negash lives in California, but never forgot her native Eritrea. Now she heads a group that brings together dispersed Africans, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and business leaders.
South Sudan sits at a critical crossroad, with swift action needed to quell chronic intercommunal clashes, ramp up assistance to ever more communities in need, and advance progress towards a durable peace, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.
https://liveandletsfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/How-Much-Time-To-Visit-Pyramids-Of-Egpyt-29–738x355.jpegYes, one day is enough to comfortably visit multiple Egyptian pyramids and the ancient city of Memphis. How Much Time Do You Need To See The Pyramids Of Egypt? Even in the early spring, Cairo was warm and the idea of spending a full day or multiple days out in the sun did not suit me.…
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Editor’s Notes: Julius Nyerere was an African visionary and president of Tanzania from 1964 to 1985. Previously he served as prime minister from 1961 to 1964. Nyerere’s philosophy of Ujaama and African self-reliance has often been cited by pan-Africanists and scholars around the world. Benard Semen reminds us that Africans, anywhere in the world, need…
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British-Zimbabwean Korrine Sky was studying medicine in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Now back in the UK with her family she has faced obstacles in trying to resume her studies. Korrine reached out and spoke to three medical students, who like her, have had their dreams and educational aspirations impacted by the war. Executive Producer: Léone…
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