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Sierra Leone’s ban of pregnant school girls outlawed in landmark ruling
The ECOWAS court ruling could have important implications for Sierra Leone, external partners and other countries with similar bans. Last month, in a milestone ... -
Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency over sexual violence
Did it help? In February 2019, President Julius Maada Bio declared a State of Emergency over sexual and gender-based violence. He did this amid ... -
We need to talk about Ghana’s Year of Return and its politics of exclusion
The campaign had the opportunity to welcome all people of African descent and fully engage with their history of slavery. It did not. In ... -
The story that became too obvious to ignore in 2019
The climate emergency is not some distant threat. It is here. On the African continent, 2019 was, for me, defined not by the stories ... -
“Crying since morning”: Trafficking survivors’ double trauma in Nigeria
Nigeria must increase efforts to curb trafficking and stop detaining survivors. In 2017, 18-year-old Ebunoluwa E. from Lagos believed she was on her way ... -
Africa Insiders: Don’t ignore World AIDS Day
Maybe it’s because it fell on a Sunday, but World AIDS Day came and went this year with little fanfare — underscoring just how ... -
Mental health in Africa: The need for a new approach
Innovations, many pioneered in Africa, are making mental health treatment more possible and affordable, but more needs to be done. Joshua lives in Sierra ... -
Child sexual exploitation is on the rise. When will governments act?
Across Africa, there must be tougher and enforced laws set up against the factors that allow child sex offenders to thrive. Of all the ... -
A German association called for fixes for Africa’s problems. It’s one of them.
Where is the ‘African’ in African Studies? Not in the African Studies Association of Germany. When the African Studies Association Germany (VAD) recently published a ...
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