Polline Akello was abducted at 12 and recruited into rebel Joseph Kony’s army in Uganda. She fell pregnant at 16 but managed to escape, her story is one of extraordinary courage and resilience
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Africans rising From refugee to qualified commercial pilot
Paduol Ater’s inspirational story is one of determination, hard-work and hope. Ater fled Sudan to escape a massacre which claimed his whole family, arriving in Australia as a refugee
Africans rising In memory of the unbowed Professor Wangari Maathai
In admiration and loving memory of the first African woman Nobel Laureate, who passed away on September 25, 2011.
Africans rising Abdisamad Adan: From Somaliland to Harvard University
With the odds stacked heavily against him, few people would have expected Abdisamad Adan to go to college, let alone one of the world’s elite institutions of higher learning-Harvard University.
Africans rising Sea Fever: Swaziland’s quest for maritime power
Last month, the Swaziland Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade Gideon Dlamini, lent his government’s full support to a project announced by a business consortium to construct a seaport.
Africans rising Young doctor could be first Nigerian in space
A young Nigerian doctor has been shortlisted to be one of the young people who will fly to space and be the first Nigerian to do so
Africans rising Trio of Somali-Canadian sisters establish Islamic publishing house
Three young Somali-Canadian women are challenging the negative position Islam experiences in global media & society with Qurtuba Publishing House, their tool to publish and promote the positives aspects of a Muslim lifestyle
Africans rising Is Sandile Shezi SA’s youngest multi-millionaire?
As a young boy, Sandile Shezi took all the money given to him for tuition in a particular year and used it to trade on the foreign exchange market. Today, at 23, he is one of South Africa’s youngest millionaires
Africans rising Ugandan journalist wins Komla Dumor Award
KTN news anchor Nancy Kacungira was on Monday announced as the recipient of the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award