-Yahuza Bawage Usman Isah Abdullahi, a native of Bunkure in the Nigerian state of Kano, had to leave school after finishing his primary education due to financial constraints. His parents couldn’t afford to continue his schooling, which led him to migrate to Ibadan in Southwestern Nigeria in search of work. Upon arriving in Ibadan, Usman […]
New Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidate Trial in South Africa promising
Treezer Michelle Atieno There is evidence that giving infants the BCG vaccine helps protect them from serious forms of Tuberculosis (TB) when they’re young, like miliary TB or TB meningitis. But as they grow up, the vaccine doesn’t work as well against the most common type of TB in older kids and adults, called pulmonary […]
Educating Fulani children in Nigeria despite odds
Yahuza Bawage Abubakar Adamu Muhammad wouldn’t forget the night his family’s cattle were rustled out of their hood in Jimeta, northeastern Nigeria. It was 2008, and Abubakar was just a young boy attending secondary school when this tragedy befell the family. Life has never been the same for them ever since. Growing up in a […]
Supporting displaced victims in Northern Nigeria
Michael Dibie Due to banditry and other related insecurity issues in Northern Nigeria, some communities in Kaduna, North Central Nigeria have been displaced for the past two years without any meaningful plan or hope of resettlement. Significant interventions from relevant authorities are slow and in some other places, thy are just not in place leading […]
‘Sexual reproductive rights of persons with short stature matters’
Francine UWAYISABA Rwandan persons with short stature (dwarfs) experience stigma and discrimination due to misconceptions, stereotypes, and negative attitudes towards people with physical differences. This stigma can manifest in various forms, including social exclusion, bullying, ridicule, and marginalization. For a woman or girl, it can lead to feelings of shame, embarrassment, and reluctance to seek […]
South Sudanese man who evacuated compatriots from battle ground
Richard Sultan Its nearly a year since Akoc Manhiem received an unusual phone call in the wee hours of the morning, on April 16 2023. So unusual that he was hesitant to receive at the first ring, but he cautiously gathered courage to swipe the green yes button when the ringtone persisted……. “What? A coup? […]
Vehicle remodeler meeting mobility needs of challenged persons
Rasheedat Oladotun-Iliyas At the bus stop in Oro town, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, commercial vehicle operators take turn to pick up passengers. Soon it was Bayo Isaac’s turn, so he drove his vehicle forward and leaned out of the window to call out to passengers going to his route. […]
Female Police Officer combating Kush drug menace
Dadson A. Musa Kush is a synthetic drug that has been widely circulated and traded in the the city of Bo, southern Sierra Leone. It is a killer drug that has claimed the lives of many youths and and also adversely impacted the health of many others. Its use has spread widely and it is […]
Rescuing Nigeria from plastic pollution
Sakeenah kareem It was another day in the life of Konboye Eugene, a student artist who traveled miles for the materials needed to complete his project. This hustling was not novel to his artistic living, however, it was gradually becoming a hassle. Getting conventional art materials was not only scarce, but also costly. It was […]
Defying odds of the norms against the girl child
Regina Rumbidzai Pasipanodya During visits to her paternal village in Gokwe South in the Midlands Province which is about 350 km from Harare, Zimbabwe, an area where poverty casts a long shadow over the destinies of young girls, Constance Mugari’s heart would bleed with pain upon seeing her peers being married off under the age […]