The conflict in the Congo is a much overlooked atrocity that is claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of people each year. Sexual violence is occurring on a massive scale, destroying lives and tearing families apart. The Congo has the largest peace keeping force in the world with 17,000 UN troops, but, Paul Knipe…
Despite protests from my family members and other Nigerians in my community, I consider myself first and foremost African American. Personally, it has taken quite some time for me to embrace this realization. I straddle between two different communities, that of Nigeria, which I fondly refer to as home and the land which I currently…
Dumebi Agbakoba has a dream that one day all young people in Africa, irrespective of age and physical ability, will be given an opportunity to succeed in life. Through her organization, Do Sumthing Positive Africa (DSPA), she’s on her way to realizing that dream. Dumebi founded DSPA in response to the abject poverty of resources…
