Stories tagged: social issues

Nigeria: Teenager turns agricultural waste into eco-friendly sanitary pads (Mongabay)

admin | June 19, 2026

When 15-year-old Raheema Auwal-Panti learned that many disposable sanitary pads contain up to 90% plastic and can take hundreds of […]

Fatoumata Z Coulibaly | April 9, 2026

This story was originally published in February 2026. It is 4:00 p.m. in Bamako, the capital of Mali, and residents […]

Fatoumata Z Coulibaly | April 9, 2026

This story was originally published in December 2025 On a typical morning in Bamako, the capital of Mali, Naba Fatoumata […]

Jean Melaine Bitty | April 9, 2026

This story was originally published in July 2025 It’s a typical Saturday morning in Abobo, a bustling district of Abidjan, […]

Jean Melaine Bitty | March 30, 2026

It is 10 a.m. in Adjamé, a neighborhood in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Inside a small room, Mariam Ouattara sits with […]

Fatoumata Z Coulibaly | February 25, 2026

It is 5:00 p.m. in the rural commune of Sébougou, located about 14 kilometers from Ségou, Mali. Residents are returning […]

admin | February 12, 2026

After school in Mashonaland East province, 12-year-old Monica Ben doesn’t just carry her books and pens—she also takes a Chigubhu […]

Dioro Cissé | January 14, 2026

Komolazanfina is a traditional Bamanan village in Mali, known for its strong attachment to customs and traditions.It is located 35 […]

admin | January 14, 2026

As a boy in Chamhanya Gondwe village in Malawi’s Mzimba district, Ranken Chisambi watched patients struggle because hospitals lacked basic […]

Issa Togola | December 18, 2025

It is 5 p.m. in Wolofobougou, a neighborhood in the heart of Bamako, Mali. On a sports training ground, young […]