Beyond simplistic health metrics, maternal and child nutrition is the fundamental bedrock of brain development, economic justice and intergenerational wellbeing.
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Beyond borders, beyond blueprints: How Global Majority feminists are weaving our future
Feminist movements of the Global Majority are not waiting for permission or blueprints from the so-called ‘centres’ of power.
Stolen land, defiant people: Western Sahara’s fifty-year struggle against occupation
Western Sahara remains a deeply contested territory, marking half a century of illegal occupation by Morocco amid worsening diplomatic and military tensions.
Sudan’s second unmaking: the proxy war the world refuses to name
Sudan sits at the intersection of Africa and Arabia. Its geography alone guarantees foreign interest; its history ensures interference.
The community pot: How stokvels and global savings groups forge financial freedom
In townships from Gugulethu to Johannesburg, a powerful financial engine hums, built on a foundation of trust and mutual need – the stokvel.
Israel in Africa: A friend with no benefits
For Israel, Africa provides contracts, votes and legitimacy. For African citizens, it too often means austerity, debt service and surveillance.
Making waves: The women of Zanzibar find freedom in the water
The swimming empowerment programmes in Zanzibar are a testament to how targeted, respectful initiatives can create profound social change.
No good food, no good nutrition: The silent crisis on our doorstep
This year’s National Nutrition Week was themed “Food for Health, Health for All,” emphasizing equitable access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food.
The peace of the wound-makers
Real peace has no stage. It has no committee. It is built in the subterranean networks of care that women have always cultivated.
Ghana’s Gambit: The Secret Weapon of the Sahel’s Rebellion
Discover why Ghana is the indispensable linchpin for the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – and the target of forces desperate to see it fall.