Nellie Peyton
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Senegal: Future or Fantasy? Senegal Questions 'Akon City'
Akon says he'll build a futuristic city in rural Senegal. Villagers don't know what to think → Read More
Mali: UN Warns Child Labour, Trafficking On the Rise in Troubled Mali
United Nations says thousands of children have fallen prey to traffickers during the coronavirus pandemic → Read More
Nigeria: Communities in Oil-Rich Niger Delta Pin Hopes On Shell Climate Case
Green groups are taking the oil giant to court in a bid to force it to cut emissions, with locals in Nigeria seeking an end to gas flaring → Read More
Nigeria Convicts Family of Sex Traffickers With Rare Jail Sentence
Convicted traffickers are often fined but spared jail sentences by Nigerian courts, officials say → Read More
Africa: Interview-What It Would Take to Get Super-Cold Covid-19 Vaccine to W. Africa
A promising new coronavirus vaccine must be kept at Antarctic temperatures, raising concerns for delivery in Africa → Read More
Gambian Survivors to Speak Out in Film About Rape Under Ex-President Jammeh
Fatou Jallow will tell the stories of women who testified of sexual assault under Yahya Jammeh's regime → Read More
West Africa: Climate Model Shows Saharan Heat in Much of West Africa Within a Century
By the end of this century, typical daily temperatures in West Africa set to be even higher than those registered on the hottest days at present, study indicates → Read More
Congo-Kinshasa: UK Lawmakers Hear More Reports of Aid Worker Sex Abuse in Congo
At least eight reports of sexual assault and abuse by aid workers in Democratic Republic of Congo have been made → Read More
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Names Independent Body to Investigate Congo Sex Abuse Claims
Sex abuse victims' advocate will help lead commission investigating claims of sexual exploitation by aid workers in Congo Ebola outbreak. → Read More
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo to Investigate 'Jobs-for-Sex' Accusations During Ebola Outbreak
Dozens of women have made accusations of sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers during the 2018-2020 Ebola crisis → Read More
West Africa: Inequality Seen As a Root Cause of West Africa's Sahel Crisis
The wealthiest 1% of West Africans own more than everyone else in the region combined → Read More
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Agencies IOM and UNICEF Vow to Investigate 'Jobs-for-Sex' in Congo
Five U.N. agencies and NGOs have vowed to investigate claims women were forced to have sex for jobs during the recent Ebola crisis → Read More
Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 50 Women Accuse Aid Workers of Sex Abuse in Congo Ebola Crisis
More than 50 women have accused Ebola aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading NGOs of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an investigation by The New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed. → Read More
Senegal: New Website By Senegalese AI Expert Spotlights Africans in STEM
The project, by the first Black female faculty member at Princeton's School of Engineering and Applied Science, showcases Africans working in science, tech and engineering → Read More
Africa: Fear, Rumours Lead to Hundreds of Attacks On Covid-19 Responders
More than 600 incidents targeting healthcare workers, patients and facilities have been recorded as coronavirus rumours run wild → Read More
Africa: Providing Women With Contraception Could Save Poor Countries Billions
A new study shows every extra $1 spent on contraceptive services would save $3 in maternal, newborn, and abortion care → Read More
Africa: Idris Elba Sounds Alarm As Pandemic Threatens Food Crisis for Farmers
Coronavirus is set to double global hunger by the end of 2020 related → Read More
African Countries Get New Tool to Predict Climate-Related Disasters
Most African countries have lacked good forecasting methods as weather becomes increasingly extreme → Read More
West African Countries On Alert for Child Labor Spike Due to Coronavirus
Children are at risk in Ivory Coast and Ghana because it is cocoa harvest season and schools are closed → Read More
Nigeria: Best-Selling Novel Exposes Life of Child Slaves in Nigeria
Writer Abi Dare grew up in a part of Lagos, Nigeria where most families, including hers, had maids as young as eight years old who worked all day, were often beaten and did not go to school. → Read More