Sudanese Artist Inspires the Masses with His Paintings – CNN
April 18, 2018
Sudanese painter Galal Yousif is taking his art to the streets to share his gift with the world.
Videos
A Sudanese Bassist for Change – CNN
April 2, 2018
Meet Islam Elbeiti, the 23 year old bass player who is striving for social change in Sudan through her strings.
The Designer Putting Sudanese Fashion on the Map – CNN
March 2, 2018
Nafisa Hafiz, a fashion designer from Khartoum, uses her keen eye for detail to put Sudan’s stamp on the fashion world.
Women in Somalia Can Finally Use DNA Testing to Convict Their Rapists – NowThis Her
October 27, 2017
Somalia has opened its first forensic laboratory to test DNA in sexual crimes, and it’s a big step in protecting survivors of sexual assault.
Advance Afrika and Africa Prisons Project – ITN
October 23, 2017
Ugandan prisons are setting an example for how to rehabilitate and reform inmates thanks to nonprofit organizations like Advance Afrika and Africa Prisons Project that offer education, life-skills training and economic opportunities to prisoners across the country.
This Girls’ Basketball Team Wants to End FGM in Somalia – NowThis HER
September 30, 2017
Female genital mutilation is a widespread problem in Somalia — this girls basketball team wants to end the harmful practice.
Somalia Opens First Forensic Laboratory Dedicated to Rape Investigations – Voice of America
September 14, 2017
Somalia has opened its first forensic laboratory to process rape kits. Sexual assault is widespread in the country, according to human rights groups, but few victims come forward and few perpetrators are punished. The new forensic lab in Somalia’s Puntland region has been hailed as a step in the right direction, but a long road remains to end impunity for gender-based violence.
Graffiti Girls Kenya – Now This HER
June 1, 2017
These female artists in Nairobi, Kenya are using graffiti as a form of therapy.
Pastoralists in Somalia’s Drought-Stricken Puntland Fight for Survival – Voice of America
April 7, 2017
Severe drought has displaced nearly half a million people in Somalia. In the Puntland region, herders who have lost their livestock are now seeking refuge in urban areas. Those towns are struggling to deal with the influx of displaced families. Neha Wadekar has the story for VOA from the town of Qardho.
Somalia Drought Decimates Livestock – Voice of America
April 6, 2017
Severe drought is threatening the lives and livelihoods of Somali herders. Disease and starvation are killing their animals. I joined a team of veterinarians trying to save the remaining livestock.