Tag: Africa
The African tailors sewing face masks to halt the spread of coronavirus
The masks are being distributed to some of the world’s poorest communities, whilst helping provide jobs during the crisis...
Health Society
Photo series explores the beauty of first-generation immigrants
Photographer Elizabeth Okoh, who was raised in Nigeria, wanted to explore the experiences of others in the African diaspora ...
Arts Society World
Capturing a continent: the comic anthology rewriting Africa
Tired of seeing Africa misrepresented or watered down in the western media, three self-confessed African comic ‘geeks’ decided to tell their...
Arts Society World
Why we need to start listening to insects
You may not think of the buzz and whine of insects as musical, but the distinctive pitch of mosquito wingbeats could tell us how to fight ma...
Science
The sex workers who are stopping HIV
Sex workers in Mozambique are providing health support to those at the margins of society. They face political and financial challenges, but...
Society
In Tunisia, one of the world's biggest exporters of jihadists, Girl Scouts are helping combat extremism
Young people in Tunisia face a very real risk of becoming radicalised. Many members of Les Scouts Tunisiens have friends and family who have...
Society
