Kissi Kono, Author at This is Africa

The fight to save Ebola survivors

Kissi Kono — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 09:19:39 +0000

Even though the Ebola virus is now firmly under control, even in the hardest-hit countries, stigma against survivors is still high.

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Seven reasons men in Senegal give for taking another wife

Kissi Kono — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 07:24:59 +0000

Kissi Kono explores the most common reasons Senegalese men give for entering into polygamous marriages.

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West Africa’s soaring mortality rates

Kissi Kono — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:20:31 +0000

Nowhere else in the world is maternal mortality and the low use of contraceptive higher than in West Africa, says Malian Dr. Cheick Touré who is also diretor of IntraHealth – Mali.

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