"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."
The U.N.’s top human rights official says a report detailing gruesome attacks against civilians in Congo will be released unchanged tomorrow despite Rwanda’s angry protests over the findings. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says the final version will have “no significant changes” from a leaked draft that accused Rwandan troops and Congolese rebels of slaughtering tens of thousands of Hutus in Congo in the 1990s.
Senegal is now one of a dozen African nations to win an award for good governance that comes with hundreds of millions of dollars for funding infrastructure and poverty reduction projects.
NAIROBI – Even though Kenya has set example in East Africa and the continent for adopting a new constitution with one of the most liberal bill of rights, the implementation process is facing numerous challenges.
Oliver Enwonwu is the son of legendary Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu. Not only does Oliver want to keep his father’s memory alive, he’s also working to raise the profile of other Nigerian artists. A video by A24Media.
CAPE TOWN – Obesity is no longer a problem confined to wealthy nations. In their developing counterparts in Africa, an increasing number of people can be categorised as obese. According to researchers this trend could be detrimental to countries’ already fragile economies.
Leslie Lumeh is a painter who once made a name for himself with pieces that depicted Liberia’s civil war. Today Leslie is using his canvass to describe and promote the country’s efforts to rebuild. A video by A24Media.
Ory Okolloh, the Executive Director of Ushahidi , is from Kenya but currently lives in Johannesburg. Her blog is "outlet for her opinions. While it is primarily focused on Kenya, she reserves to write about whatever she wants."
Sokari Ekine is a Nigerian social justice activist living in Spain, with a background in technology, gender issues and human rights. She is interested in creating a community of grassroots African bloggers as a way for Africans to exchange ideas, share experiences and tell their own stories in our own words.
Native of Cape Town, Sean Jacobs lives in Brooklyn, New York and teaches in Manhattan. He obsesses about the relationship between politics and popular culture, but the main rationale for his blog is to comment on what passes for media coverage of the African continent.
Rosebelle Kagumire is an experienced Ugandan Journalist. She won the best Journalist blogger English category at the Panos hosted competition in 2009. Currently she is a student of MA. Media, Conflict and Peace studies at University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica.
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