‘We Were Violated and Forced to Keep Quiet’
“I was gang-raped when I was 13 by seven men somewhere in Lagos when I was in secondary school. I know people would ask whether the story is true. Yes
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Why century-old Bauchi mosque was demolished
The ancient structure is covered by a corrugated tin roof that gives the impression of a lone hut from a distance. Its interior is a combination of bl
Desertification: Water scarcity hits Sokoto farmers
Galadima Alkassan Muwadata, the village head, draped in his farmer’s garb said a larger portion of the plains are unfarmed because of the scarci
Meant to keep malaria out, mosquito nets are used to haul fish in
With that always weighing on his mind, Mwewa Ndefi gets up at dawn, just as the first orange rays of sun are beginning to spear through the papyrus re
Zanzibar: The story of two cathedrals and a slave market
Churches in ancient towns like Zanzibar usually have the community’s history tied to it. In Stone Town, the story is no different of the Catholic and