A project commemorating the 1,196 Black Loyalists who left Nova Scotia’s shores in 1792 is still collecting letters, according to one of the organizers. #1792Project is an advocacy and letter-writing campaign aimed at educating people about the history of the 1,196 Black Loyalists who, in January of 1792, left Nova Scotia aboard 15 ships on […]
A Calgary company is drilling for oil in the world’s largest protected international wildlife reserve; these Nova Scotians are trying to stop it
The Canadian Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) is charged with regulating Canadian companies operating overseas, but it is toothless, say activists.
In 1964, Flai Kalenga Mbwenga went looking for some good grazing land. Mbwenga was a small-scale farmer who lives in northern Namibia, close to the Kavango River that forms part of the border between his country and neighbouring Angola. Like nearly all the rural people in his country, Mbwenga’s family’s livelihood came from small-scale and mixed […]
Sierra Leone
“Mommy, I want you to get used to it, don’t shake anyone’s hand, including me.”
Cover photo: Citizens of Freetown crowd in for water distribution but wash hands first. Photo: Theophilus Gbenda. This is the fourth in the “Living through the coronavirus crisis: stories from the African continent” series of personal stories from different countries in Africa, which provide a glimpse of how people are coping with the COVID-19 crisis, […]
Kenya
"Every tailor is making masks."
Cover photo: Dali’s son Donald (striped shirt) playing with friends in the apartment complex in Nairobi. Photo Dali Mwagore. This is the third in the “Living through the coronavirus crisis: stories from countries in Africa” series of personal stories from different countries in Africa, which provide a glimpse of how people are coping with the […]
Burkina Faso
"Tell me how I am supposed to wash my hands when there isn’t even any water to drink?’”
Cover photo: Armand Bayala (on left) with his AV team covering the COVID-19 crisis in Burkina Faso (contributed). This is the second in the “Living through the coronavirus crisis: stories from the African continent” series of personal stories from different countries in Africa, which provide some glimpses of how people are coping with the COVID-19 […]
Mali
"There is a saying that says, 'Loneliness is not good for anyone.' Loneliness even kills animals... Human beings need to live together."
Cover photo: Vegetable sellers like Ma Coulibaly in the Medina Market in Bamako depend on daily sales for their livelihoods. Photo Joan Baxter The first in the “Living through the coronavirus crisis: stories from the African continent” series comes from Mali in West Africa, with input from Oumou Nomoko, a young woman who lives in […]
Living through the coronavirus crisis: stories from the African continent
Cover photo: Imposing strict measures to control the coronavirus in places like Timbuktu, Mali, may be difficult. Photo: Joan Baxter The COVID-19 crisis opens up time for contemplation and communicating with friends — if you’re privileged enough to have a place to “stay the blazes home,” one that is large enough to permit some freedom […]