Some surprising facts about FGM, in new UNICEF study
UNICEF today released a thorough report on female genital mutilation/cutting, which includes deep dives into data sets, methodology and social theory — there’s a…
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The news on AIDS in South Africa is not what you think
The “AIDS in Africa” story we know in the West is bleak: HIV is spreading across the continent, accosting and killing men and women…
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR — AIDS Orphange Closes Because Babies No Longer Dying
AIDS killed a baby a week during the height of the epidemic at the Cotlands child-care facility in South Africa. But because treatment has…
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How South Africa Is Beating the AIDS Epidemic
AIDS turning point: South Africa is the worst-hit country in the worst-hit region of the epidemic. But the disease is no longer an acute…
Read MoreWhy this rocks: J. Lester Feder on same-sex marriage in South Africa
First and foremost, it’s about South Africa. There’s no universalizing paragraph linking the issue in South Africa to the rest of the continent; where…
Read MoreSunday in a South African township
I came to Tshepisong to meet Olga. When she had only two children herself, and she was only 30 years old, Olga began her…
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From the first days back in Rwanda
For you image-lovers, here’s a few photographs from my first few days back in the Great Lakes… One of the reasons I went…
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Boss me around in Africa!
I’ve just landed back in Rwanda, which loyal readers who’ve forgiven years of mostly silence on this blog will recall as my favorite place…
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The Media’s Favorite Disaster Scare Story
Looting. Almost immediately, the word creeps into the conversation. It’s a word we need to be careful with. Less than 24 hours after the…
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No Small Mercy
Together, a survivor and the man who cut off her hand tell the story of Rwanda’s genocide. (2009) Read the PDF (clicking will initiate…
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