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Sexist African laws and regulations you did not know existed
It is no secret that Africa is still a patriarchal society that treats women and girls as second-class citizens. Over time, men have been given prominence both in public and in private. From installing...
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Here’s how ancient humans made the 73,000-year-old drawing discovered in South Africa
Cave drawings and paintings have been discovered across the continent. They feature the life and times of our ancestors. They used colour to depict the everyday life as well as capture some vital...
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Europe is also deepening its claws into Africa with a new alliance deal
Europe is looking to be a fair partner to Africa in the coming year with a new alliance deal, the European Union President Jean-Claude Juncker said. Speaking at his State of the Union Address,...
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Meet the badass Somali mothers fighting crime and violence in Stockholm
When this bunch of Somali mums saw the increasing crimes in their Stockholm neighbourhood called Rinkeby, they took matters into their own hands. During the day, they go on with their duties and at night,...
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This June Jordan’s poem on racism and sexism against black women is what you need today
The combination of racism and sexism against black women is known as misogynoir, a phrase coined by queer black feminist, Moya Bailey, to show how the two factors contribute to the bias and violence...
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Five positive African rituals the western media will never talk about
African rituals are conducted in different circumstances, and to mark different events. Over time, some of these rituals have been considered dangerous because of the harm- physical and mental- it inflicts...
