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South Africa's wealth and stability has drawn millions of migrants from elsewhere in Africa. Yet migration has tested the Rainbow Nation's unity and…
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At this year’s Academy Awards a film called “Period. End of Sentence” won the Oscar for best short documentary. The movie focused on menstruation taboos…
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Thousands of children have been used as soldiers in at least 18 countries around the world in the past two years.For the children who survive, the trauma…
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Thousands of children have been used as soldiers in at least 18 countries around the world in the past two years.For the children who survive, the trauma…
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The young nation of Eritrea is often referred to as the North Korea of Africa.The country has jailed thousands of political prisoners, eliminated the…
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The East African nation of Ethiopia has spent much of the last three decades as an authoritarian one-party state.Political opponents of the ruling…
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When South Sudan became a country in 2011, there was a lot of optimism in a nation where people had endured decades of conflict to win independence from…
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The use of orphanages fell out of favor in the U.S. around World War II, and the institutions were largely replaced by the foster care system.But in parts…
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The United Nations says that the world is facing the worst food crisis since World War II. Two of the hardest hit countries are in East Africa. In South…
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Until recently, Ethiopia has been hailed as an African success story. After a decade of strong economic growth, the country has begun to shed its image as…