(Bloomberg) — Reda al-Danbouki, a campaigner against female genital mutilation, was praising Egypt’s decision to charge a doctor with performing the illegal procedure when an acquaintance shocked him with a rebuke. “You are encouraging moral…
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Toilet shortage fueling India rape menace as women easy prey
(Bloomberg) — The young girls always traveled in pairs when walking to the wheat fields near their northern Indian village at night to relieve themselves before bed. That precaution wasn’t enough to prevent them from…
Remembering co-founder of One Africa Media and Kenyan businessman Carey Eaton
Carey Eaton, co-founder of the One Africa Media group of companies – Cheki, BrighterMonday, BuyRentKenya and StayNow in Kenya, as well as similar Internet businesses across Africa – passed away Thursday morning. In an official statement…
Is this the Sexiest Woman of All Time?
Rachel Stevens has been named the Sexiest Woman of All Time. Who?! The 36-year-old former S Club 7 singer topped a poll by FHM magazine, despite never taking first place in any of their annual…
“Phenomenal Woman” Maya Angelou dies at 86
Renowned American novelist and literal voice Dr. Maya Angelou passed on today the 28th of May at her home in North Carolina. Below is a statement from her family that was posted on her Facebook…
Ivory Coast director lambasts leaders ‘who forget their people’ at Cannes
It’s not often that a film-maker, especially an African one, uses a movie to pay tribute to politicians. But that’s exactly what French-Ivorian director Philippe Lacote did in “Run”, his contemporary drama about a man…
Life expectancy rises in poor nations
Life expectancy in the globe’s poorest countries has risen by an average of nine years over the past two decades, thanks to major improvements in infant health, the United Nations said Thursday. In its annual…
Chinese Kung Fu unmasked
By Young Master Joseph Ngaruiya Njogu (Kenya Kung Fu Wushu Federation) Chinese Kung Fu is a series of fighting styles that were developed over a long historical period in China. Kung Fu has been part…
TED turns 30 with new chapter of ‘ideas worth spreading’
TED turns 30 years old with a mind-sizzling mix of intrigue, wonder and passion in the renowned gathering’s new home in Canada. A conference born in California in 1984 that grew into a global forum…
Return to African (hair) roots in Ivory Coast
Remember the afro, the natural hairstyle forever synonymous with the “black is beautiful” movement championed by African-Americans in the 1960s? A group in Ivory Coast is trying to persuade black women to turn the page…