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Screenshot of protesters from YouTube video, ‘Kenya anti-tax protests: Where do things go from here?‘ by DW News. Fair use. A lot has been happening in Kenya lately, from the controversial deployment of 1,000 troops to Haiti to deadly demonstrations fueled by the passage of a finance bill that proposed tax hikes. With rising taxes and the increasing cost of living, tensions among Kenyans have been simmering since the beginning of the year. However, the current chaos began on June 25, when lawmakers passed the contentious bill, as noted by Al Jazeera.After the vote was announced, hundreds of pe...
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Radio journalist Sira Sow. Photo provided by Sira Sow, used with permission. Journalist Sira Sow sits behind a green microphone in a recording booth in a hot rural village in eastern Senegal. She speaks in the local language of Wolof on La Laghem FM community radio, her words radiating out into the taxis, homes, stores, and cellphones of hundreds of locals in the N'Dofane region. She is reporting on stopping gender violence, and the local imam she interviewed for her story agrees with her. Gender violence is not supported by the Quran, Islam's sacred text, he says. Her radio broadcast reaches ...
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Digital illustration by Giovana Fleck, for Global Voices. When was the first time you interacted with different cultures beyond your geographical location? My first time was when, as a child, I was introduced to Peter and Jane through the Ladybird books. This transitioned to the Goosebumps and Sweet Valley High series, meeting the likes of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield as they navigated the dynamics of teenage life in the US. Later, in school, Chinua Achebe would broaden my view of Africa with things falling apart for Okonkwo in Igboland, and acquaint me with the existence of pidgin. I have ...
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Illustration by Minority Africa, used with permission. Grace Nyarangi decided to enter the sex work industry when she was just over 18 years old. In her early years, she managed to support her children, put food on the table, and provide for all their necessities solely through her earnings. Despite facing significant backlash and stigma from her family and community when they learned about her choice of profession, Nyarangi remained resolute. “After giving birth and being abandoned by my partner, I struggled to secure employment with no success,” she shares. “That’s when I turned to this line...
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