Understanding female genital mutilation’s contested origins is critical to dismantling its persistence across parts of Africa today.

Africa renewed its efforts to document maternal and perinatal deaths in 2014 following the release of the WHO’s maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) guidelines. Successful ...

From her A.I. collections to a collab with Lucasfilms, Sandflower uses every day as an opportunity to make storytelling part ...

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MONTHS before Mudiare Onobrakpeya raised the alarm over the late Professor Ben Enwonwu’s missing ‘The Drummer’, a bronze figure previously mounted atop NECOM House (former NET and NITEL building), the ...

Zero-tolerance sexual offences policies prioritise imprisonment over mediation, sidelining education, empathy and local moral understandings of justice.

At hospitals, at seminaries and on buses, the Taliban is stepping up enforcement of rules on women's dress in the city of ...

This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column from a born San Franciscan and longtime theatre artist in an N95 mask. I talk venue safety and dramatic substance, or the lack thereof.

African artists celebrate their history and culture in “Black History Month Exhibition.” The exhibit featured African artwork and artifacts, as well as two performance groups.

The South Street Seaport Museum will host a special book club event for Black History Month, featuring 'Written in the Waters' by Tara Roberts. This free event encourages lively discussions on ...