MacDella Cooper plans to be the next president of Liberia. She is the only woman running against twenty male candidates.
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Mother Africa: 12 Iconic Women Who Have Shaped Our Culture – Okay Africa
DIASPORA—The world would be much less soulful without the contributions of African women.
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7 African Documentaries On Netflix That You Must Watch Right Now – Okay Africa
Documentaries are cool and all, but sometimes it’s hard to choose them over the mindless engagement of a 22-episode series that you could easily lose entire portions of your weekend (and life) to.
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Breaking ‘the curse’ of disabled children in South Africa – Al Jazeera
The government estimates as many as 600,000 children with disabilities are not getting an education.
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War Consumes South Sudan, a Young Nation Cracking Apart – The New York Times
YAMBIO, South Sudan — Simon Burete was weeding his peanut field a few weeks ago when he saw smoke coming from his house. He ran as fast as he could.
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Dear Nigeria, we really need to do better for the Girl Child – She Leads Africa
It was the International day of the girl child only a few days ago but the truth is that we have such a long way to go in according the right value to girls and women.
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‘Very real risk’ of South Sudan atrocities, UN secretary general warns
Ban Ki-moon claims UN peacekeepers currently deployed in South Sudan would not be capable of preventing mass killings.
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‘American Democracy Is More Than One Election’
International election observers assess the state of U.S. politics.
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21 of the Missing Chibok Schoolgirls Have Been Released
21 of the missing Chibok schoolgirls have reportedly been freed. The news comes 30 months after 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria.
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Black Lives Matter – Except Biram Dah Ould Abeid’s
Deafening silence greets Mauritanian anti-slavery activist’s three-year prison sentence.
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