Boko Haram is a terrorist group based in the north east of Nigeria who came to international attention in April 2014 when they kidnapped 276 female students from the Government Secondary School in Borno State. The group have gone on to use some of these girls as well...
In 2006 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made history by taking office as not only the first woman as a head of state in Africa, but also the first black woman elected as President anywhere in the world. Ellen was born in Liberia but received the bulk of her...
The Population Council–an international non-profit organization–is dedicated to conducting research around the globe to assist critical health and development issues, establishing programs and campaigns in over 50...
Recently a lot of articles have cropped up on my news feed centred on the ‘accepted’ behaviours of girls and woman across societies and around the world. One particular article by the BBC, ‘What...
Before writing this article I must confess I had never heard of Kwanzaa–maybe because I’m not American, maybe because I’m white, or maybe just because having been brought up celebrating Christmas,...
