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According to the World Health Organisation, gender-based violence is a major public health and human rights problem throughout the world. Though the assault is carried on in the privacy of the home, the violation is widely seen as a "private" family affair, and for some - a normal part of life.
In Kenya, an estimate… Continue

There was uproar on twitter this morning regarding Kibera Tours, a website advertising slum tours in Africa’s largest slum. Indeed Kibera Tours is not the first nor will it be the last outfit trying to make money out of poverty. Tourists seeking such expe… Continue

In a landmark case settled this week, the family of the “Ogoni 9” executed in 1995 received a US$ 15.5 million payout from Royal Dutch Shell company. The case goes back to the 1990’s in Nigeria where it was alleged that Shell had a long history of closely working with the Nigerian government to quell popular opposition to its business operations in the Niger Delta region; home of the Ogoni people.

Even though Nigeria is an oil-rich nation, environmental and human rights activists claim that oil… Continue

Having reported on the National Youth Convention, we had actually intended on following up with a posting on the position (if any) business had in the change movement. Unfortunately having gotten caught up in the business of running our business, this topic slid under the carpet. However, meeting a young entrepreneur who is also a member of the… Continue