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Twenty-two-year-old Elma Sands is found murdered in a Manhattan well on January 2nd, 1800. Her lover, wealthy and well-connected Levi Weeks, is accused of the barbaric offense. Weeks brings in the nation’s best legal defense team – none other than Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr – to clear his name while a pandemic-stricken New York City buzzes with scandal. This six-episode true story unfolds over the unbelievable two-day trial that laid the sexist roots of today’s justice system. Through ...
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Africa Daily

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One question to wake up to every weekday morning. One story from Africa, for Africa. Alan Kasujja takes a deep dive into the news shaping the continent. Ready by early morning, five days a week, Monday to Friday.
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STRICKEN

Africa Business Radio

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This is partly narrative and partly interactive radio show and podcast aimed at identifying how multiple everyday factors affect our mental well-being whether recurrent or one-offs with attempts to harness and engage available support for the sustenance of robust mental well-being for the listener and society at large. Stricken is a one hour show, airing once weekly with an endless airing time in the form of podcast messages. The target includes entrepreneurs, investors, corporate profession ...
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A urban light on poverty recording by a gun shot victim on a mission to fix poverty stricken communities Cover art photo provided by Josh Rose on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@joshsrose
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Like many entrepreneurs I'm stricken with shiny things syndrome, AKA Entrepreneur ADD. This podcast is a collection of business ideas, tips, tricks, tools, and fun for entrepreneurs like me.
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Hosted by Jerod Fattal & Mr. Yoyoball, the Fatstacks Sports Show is a coming of age podcast centered around sports, pop culture, and much more! http://fatstacks.blog || Pride Comes Before the Podcast || “Poorly Produced” Podcasts || “Badly Written” Blogs || “Copyright Stricken” YouTube Channel || Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud @Fatstacks__ so you never miss one of our new uploads. #Fatstacks #Sports #Podcasts #Network
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Ash Dogs

Justin Nicholes

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Marcus Green has just been discharged after a tour of duty in Iraq. Wounded and disfigured, Marcus returns to a life he barely recognizes... and that barely recognizes him. Stricken by guilt and self-doubt, and spurred on by deep-rooted restlessness, Marcus decides he must embark on a journey to reclaim that part of himself which he has lost. As he explores his past he reconnects with a forgotten half-brother in Mexico and a former hometown love, but he must also come to grips with his accid ...
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Musings, wonderings, and expressions from one Dr. Emil Ahangarzadeh. Includes a heavy dose of discussion regarding ALS (aka MND, Lou Gehrig's Disease) and updates on how Olga Ahangarzadeh (his wife who has been stricken with the disease) is handling its progression. We are raising funds for renovations to accommodate a wheelchair accessible living space and for participation in clinical trials abroad. If you can, please donate at bit.ly/saveolga . View the vlog at bit.ly/dottore_chronicles
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There is a wide variety of things that we are going to discuss on this podcast for the most part we're going to be talking about fathers in America, poverty-stricken areas how to build businesses and real estate and how to progress in life daily through that everyday struggle.
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Kalhoon Bay

Brennan Bassett, Casey Bassett

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Kalhoon Bay is an audio crime thriller set in a city stricken by years of corruption and crime. Follow the thoughts, words, and actions of two men in a classic noir tale of justice and revenge. Featuring the voice talents of brothers Casey and Brennan Bassett and the music of Joel Fausto and the Illusion Orchestra.
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Helping women restore wellness and rebuild lives after being in a toxic relationships using holistic approaches and coaching. Stress from unhealthy or abusive relationships wreaks havoc on your entire body and overall wellness. It creates disharmony in your immune, nervous, cardiovascular, and lymphatic systems. Not to mention, we are not just this physical vessel, but we are mind body and spirit. Most people understand that there is more to us than what meets the eye, but too often we are s ...
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Make It Up As We Go

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Following the death of her beloved father, Charlotte returns to her home state of Texas. Stricken with grief, and pulled in countless directions, Charlotte decides to attend legendary country songwriter, Liz Rose’s, writing retreat in Hill Country. Her experience writing at the Wayside Ranch pushes Charlotte to reach a turning point in her career. She pursues a deal with a big publishing company, and fights to balance work with her relationship with Marshall, seeking harmony between emotiona ...
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Reaching out to the kids of the poverty stricken neighborhoods. Trying to spread positive words of encouragement to that gang member to that drug dealer to that single mom to that independent girl that’s living way to fast. I come from nothing from the hood but I’m grateful to still be standing on my own two feet. If I can reach just one person and change the way they thing and feel then I’ve won. We also gotta remember that if we woke up today then we already winning that’s facts!
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All That Can Be Shaken by Essie Collins (a pseudonym) is a moving true story of a family's struggle with a tragedy that shakes their lives and their faith. Essie's idyllic life is torn apart when her once joyful and exuberant husband, Stephen, is stricken with a deep depression. His suicidal tendencies force Essie to seek professional help. After shock treatment and a barrage of medications, Stephen becomes severely mentally ill, diagnosed as bi-polar and schizophrenic. Essie's story will ta ...
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THIS HOUSE WILL DEVOUR YOU is a story of love, madness, murder, mysteries and dead gods set in the1920's. It is an epistolary audio drama as told by Jon and Elizabeth to each other in their letters. Season One takes place in Ireland and England, with the action in Season Two focussed on Egypt, as well as Ireland and England. ​ Come join us for a gothic, slow burn story of gothic horror, romance and adventure! For lovers of creepy, slow-burn, gothic 1920’s historical fiction, romance and low ...
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This Never Happened Pod

This Never Happened Pod

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On a weekly (roughly) basis, thrill to the travails of our host as he submits a new piece of pop culture to the Board of What Exists to have it stricken from the record as they declare This Never Happened. Additionally, the host will revisit a past work of comics in the This Never Happened archives that has already been determined to have never happened.
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I.O.U Redemption Podcast

I.O.U Redemption Podcast

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Welcome to the I.O.U Redemption Podcast! This is a community-driven podcast dedicated to reaching people right where they are, especially during those challenging "figure it out" moments in life. Whether you're navigating poverty-stricken neighborhoods, working hard to succeed in corporate America, managing first-generation wealth, or facing the uncertainties of job searches and family life, this podcast is crafted for you. 🎥 What to Expect: *Real Talk Series: Candid discussions about the re ...
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Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is the founding abbot of the Bhavana Society. Born in rural Sri Lanka, he has been a monk since age 12 and took full ordination at age 20 in 1947. He came to the United States in 1968. “Bhante G” (as he is fondly called by his students) has written a number of books, including the now-classic meditation manual Mindfulness In Plain English and its companion Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness. Bhante G regularly leads retreats on vipassana, mindfulness, metta (Loving-f ...
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The History of the Plague in London is a historical novel offering an account of the dismal events caused by the Great Plague, which mercilessly struck the city of London in 1665. First published in 1722, the novel illustrates the social disorder triggered by the outbreak, while focusing on human suffering and the mere devastation occupying London at the time. Defoe opens his book with the introduction of his fictional character H.F., a middle-class man who decides to wait out the destructio ...
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“One morning Gregor Samsa woke from anxious dreams to find himself transformed into a disgusting insect...” Thus opens one of the most famous books of the twentieth century, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Published in 1915, The Metamorphosis is written originally in German. It is a brief but extremely thought provoking novella. Readers and writers have termed it one of the most influential works of the century and hailed Kafka as the creator of a new form in literary tradition. Today, the ...
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A satirical essay written by one of the most renowned satirists, Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal expresses the author’s exasperation with the ill treatment of impoverished Irish citizens as a result of English exploitation and social inertia. Furthermore, Swift ventilates the severity of Ireland’s political incompetence, the tyrannical English policies, the callous attitudes of the wealthy, and the destitution faced by the Irish people. Focusing on numerous aspects of society including gov ...
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All of us desire a meaningful and purposeful life. Everyone wants to find proper direction, achieve their goals, and massively impact other people’s lives. We face overwhelming roadblocks that can hinder our growth - mentally, physically, and spiritually. We feel unable to take possession of our authentic selves and giving up seems like the only choice. This is where The Dr. Tongie Show comes in! Walk with her on this transformative journey that holds you accountable for your actions, inspir ...
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“I have eaten elephant meat. I have eaten hippo meat. I think what is food depends on where you are” – Romeo Muyunda, Namibia’s Department of Environment, Forestry and Tourism The drought, which became worse earlier this year, has seen crops being wiped out and animals dying across Southern Africa. As a result, 68 million people have been affected,…
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“I hated myself so much. But now I have the courage to love myself and see myself beyond this virus.” Singing a song in class with the words ‘Aids is a killer disease’ when none of your classmates know you’re HIV positive… Telling friends your status and then finding people are afraid to touch you… Being told by young men that you’re ‘lucky’ they w…
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Today Alan Kasujja sits down with Dan Marokane, the recently appointed CEO of South Africa's national power supplier, Eskom. He wants to understand how the new boss has been able to halt power cuts that have been devastating to both the economy and the wellbeing of all South Africans. These electricity problems started towards the end of 2007. Then…
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China is now Africa’s biggest trading partner, with 20% of exports going to China and 16% of imports coming from there, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) meeting earlier this month, President Xi Jinping promised $50 billion for African development, including military support and…
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Hunger. It’s not just a horrible feeling… it also has a massive impact on how a child performs academically and how productive they will be as an adult. A new Gates Foundation report “The Race to Nourish a Warming World” calls malnutrition the world’s worst health crisis - with more than 400 million children not getting the nutrients they need to g…
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This week on Relic Radio Thrillers, we’ll hear The Paul Winfield Affair, from Europe Confidential. The series is believed to have aired sometime on the 1950’s. Listen to more from Europe Confidential https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/Thriller858.mp3 Download Thriller858 | Subscribe | Support Relic Radio Thrillers…
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Rebecca Cheptegei had just returned to her training base in Kenya from Paris, where she had competed in the women’s marathon at the Olympics. The following Sunday she and her two daughters aged 11 and 9 arrived home from a church service. Her ex-boyfriend was waiting at her home with a jerry can of petrol. He poured it on Rebecca and set her on fir…
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“Dream big! You can achieve your wildest dreams as long as you work hard and get yourself in school.” Nicknamed ‘the Beast’, Tendai Mtawarira is the most-capped prop to have played for the Springboks. Born in Zimbabwe, his talent at rugby was quickly spotted and he was offered a bursary as a teenager to train with the Sharks in South Africa. In 200…
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"The pilot told us, ‘Don’t go back...either you will be raped or killed at the airport if you go back.’" Safia Omer, a former member of Somalia’s national women’s basketball team, vividly remembers the day she knew she couldn’t return home. In 1991, as civil war erupted in Somalia, Safia and her teammates were in Ethiopia for a tournament when they…
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You may not have heard of the African Initiative before… It’s a Russian media organisation - established exactly a year ago – which defines itself as an “information bridge between Russia and Africa”. It has offices in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. But it also stands accused of targeting African journalists - and the public - with disinformation. S…
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“My uncle passed away, his wife, his three sons, I lost my best friend, and a lot of people in Derna lost someone that they know.” On the 11th of September 2023 two dams burst in the hills above the city of Derna in Libya. Millions of tonnes of water were released in a catastrophic flood which killed thousands of people in the city. Whole neighbour…
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This week on Relic Radio Thrillers, we visit the Diary Of Fate, for The Sheila Dawson Entry, its story from December 5, 1947. Listen to more from Diary Of Fate https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/Thriller857.mp3 Download Thriller857 | Subscribe | Support Relic Radio Thrillers Relic Radio Thrillers is made possible …
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Egypt has offered to send 10,000 soldiers to Somalia to assist the country with peacekeeping operations. However, this seems to have unsettled Ethiopia which has said it could not “stand idle while other actors take measures to destabilise the region.” Ethiopia has been a key ally of Somalia in its fight against the militant group, Al-Shabaab. So w…
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The people of Tunisia are expected to elect a new president in October. But the build-up to the election has been marred by controversy with key political leaders being arrested and some journalists leaving the country. It all started in July 2021 when president Kais Saied suspended parliament and sacked the prime minister. These events were trigge…
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“Within just five years we lost almost 20 metres of the shoreline and it does not seem to be slowing with time.” Climate experts say up to 60% of Africa’s coastal land could disappear within the next 50 years due to coastal erosion resulting from sea-level rise. In this episode of Africa Daily, Alan Kasujja discusses the impact of this on coastal c…
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The 36-acre landfill is the only landfill serving the whole of Uganda’s capital – Kampala. A city that’s home to an estimated four million people. It collapsed after weeks of relentless rain. The city authorities have reportedly been trying to find a new site for years. Many victims were living in unsafe conditions. An investigation has been ordere…
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A couple of weeks ago Africa Daily's Alan Kasujja spoke to two farmers in Nigeria and Tanzania about the challenges around farming in Africa. They talked about deteriorating soil quality, rising prices, insecurity and unreliable weather patterns. This week these issues will be discussed at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 summit which will be hel…
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Pulitzer Prize winner and iHeartPodcast 2024 Social Impact Award Honoree Maggie Freleng brings compelling stories of redemption and justice with new episodes of Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng starting September 9, 2024. Click HERE to follow Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association wit…
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“More than ever, the people of Burkina Faso need to remain united around the defence and security forces.” A video showing scores of civilians shot dead in the ditches they were digging - was released by an Al Qaeda-linked group active in Burkina Faso earlier this week. It was apparent proof of a major attack it said it had conducted in the norther…
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“I always say to them (South Africans), these foreign nationals are developing your country. Why can’t you see that? The main guy who owned this shop was always helpful, especially to the old ladies here in our area.” – Samuel Makgowa, South African landlord Earlier this month, shops belonging to foreign nationals were, once again, shut down indefi…
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“As a person living with disability, sport gives you the purpose and the inspiration to move on with life because when you see someone who is physically worse off than you doing better than you, you get inspired and want to do more." The Paralympic games start today in Paris, just over two weeks after the Olympic games ended in the French Capital. …
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“It becomes scary when you see people that would normally smile at you - and all of a sudden you see so many people on the streets making those kind of chants. And you think, 'wow, what has been going on underground? This is the city that I used to know. Why should I now be extra watchful? What exactly is going on?'” - Toyyib Adelodun, Nigerian mig…
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"If not now, then when? And if you don’t do it, who else will?” Those are the two questions Sara Sabry suggests all woman ask themselves when they’re thinking through a big move… and finding they don’t have the confidence to follow it through. And she should know. The Egyptian mechanical and biomedical engineer was the first African woman in space …
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This week, Relic Radio Thrillers features The Adventures Of Frank Race. From March 4, 1974, here’s The Adventure Of The Shanghai Incident. Listen to more from Frank Race https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/Thriller855.mp3 Download Thriller855 | Subscribe | Support Relic Radio Thrillers Relic Radio Thrillers is made…
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Terry discusses how her hidden eating disorder of emotional eating had taken her health away and left her in a state of desperation to heal. She shares how she lost over 80lbs after the age of 40 and redefined her life through healing her addiction to food and using her mindset to free herself from its grips. Join us on this inspiring discussion of…
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We all know that Africa is getting hit hardest by climate change - even though the continent contributes less than 4% of global emissions. BBC’s Africa Daily’s Alan Kasujja spoke with Kulthoum Omari Motsumi, Africa’s lead negotiator in global climate talks. Kulthoum is on the front line, making sure Africa’s voice is heard and fighting for the supp…
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“The cost of food will just go higher and higher, because farmers like myself cannot afford to invest in farming and can’t even have their capital back at the end of the season.” More than 300 million people faced acute hunger in 2023 according to the World Food Programme. The UN body said this was caused by a number of issues including global warm…
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“If the leadership of the minibus taxi sector is prepared to be patient and invest in research and development, absolutely, they stand a chance” – Dr. Mathetha Mokonyama, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research When international e-hailing services Uber and Bolt arrived in South Africa about a decade ago, they claimed a massive chunk of the …
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Just over four months ago Senegal elected a new president. After a tumultuous start to the election- Bassirou Diomaye Faye was declared the winner and became at 44 years old Africa’s youngest head of state. Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko promised a radical break from the past, an Afrocentric and nationalist agenda. They vowe…
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It started with the horrific killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event for children in the seaside town of Southport, in northern England. After false rumours were spread on social media that the 17-year-old charged with their murders was a Muslim migrant who’d arrived by boat a few years before, a wave of anti-Muslim and an…
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Relic Radio Thrillers features The Whistler this time. We’ll hear Terror Stricken, his broadcast from April 8, 1946. More from The Whistler https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/Thriller854.mp3 Download Thriller854 | Subscribe | Support Relic Radio Thrillers Relic Radio Thrillers is made possible by your support. If …
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The funeral of former president of Confederation of African Football Dr Issa Hayatou is taking place today in Garoua, northern Cameroon. Hayatou died aged 77 last week in Paris, where he’d been receiving dialysis for kidney problems. His name was synonymous with African football for nearly three decades. He served as president of Caf from 1988 to 2…
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“These MPs were never advocates of violence. They were speaking inside the chambers of parliament. They have never joined any mass action on the streets” – Thantaza Silolo, Swaziland Liberation Movement Eswatini’s former Members of Parliament, Mduduzi Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube were arrested following the anti-monarchy riots that claimed dozens of l…
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“It’s a clarion call to action. It’s a recognition that we can no longer afford to be reactive. We must be proactive and aggressive in our effort to eliminate this threat.” Africa’s leading health body - Africa CDC – has declared the rapidly rising cases of Mpox in East Africa a public health emergency. Since the beginning of the year, nearly 14,00…
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Less than 50% of the world’s population have access to diagnostics, according to statistics from the medical journal, The Lancet. That drops to 20% when it comes to Africa, where the diagnostic gap is most severe at the level of primary health care. According to The Global Health Fund, Africa bears a quarter of the global disease burden and endures…
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The number of women using modern contraception in sub-Saharan Africa has nearly doubled to 66 million, thanks to methods like hormonal implants and injections reaching even remote areas. Community health workers play a crucial role, often delivering contraceptive injections and birth control pills door-to-door. Global health agencies have expanded …
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Not long ago, huge demonstrations took place in Kenya against President William Ruto’s plan to increase taxes- he eventually overturned his decision. But despite this, protests in Kenya continue- yesterday police used teargas to disperse pockets of protestors from Nairobi Central Business district. Across the continent, demonstrations have taken pl…
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“If South Africa was that hostile towards African immigrants, I would expect that people would stop coming. If South Africa was such a deadly place to be an African national, then why would you still be seeing South Africa top the charts on the lists of immigrants flocking here?” - Makone Maja, Institute of Race Relations Chidimma Adetshina, a 23-y…
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Not too long ago we spoke with Benin’s former Minister for Environment and Urban Planning, Luc Gnacadja, about the challenges and strategies for planning African cities. He told us that he considers Africa’s biggest city, Lagos, to be the least climate resilient city on the continent. Africa has suffered disproportionately from climate change, and …
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South Sudanese citizens will finally get to vote in an election at the end of this year. This will be the first time a democratic process will have been carried out since Independence in 2011. But the basic preparations for such an event do not seem to have got off the ground yet. So will the politicians of a country that has suffered years of civi…
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