The 2019 FIRST Global Challenge brought attention to the troubling amount of pollutants that find their way into the world’s oceans. Participating teams learned about real-world challenges related to cleaning up the world’s oceans and got a chance to create machines that could tackle these challenges
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Africans rising Meet Sarah Chan: The first African woman to be Manager, Africa Scouting for an NBA franchise
Sarah Chan is the first African woman to be the Manager, Africa Scouting for an NBA franchise. The inspirational South-Sudanese women rights activist is currently the African Scouting Manager for the current (2019) NBA champions Toronto Raptors.
Africans rising Meet Lual Mayen a South Sudanese refugee turned gaming CEO
Lual Mayen is a former refugee who is using his past to create social-impact gaming through his company Junub Games. His latest product ‘Salaam’ is a peace-building game that educates players while impacting real refugees through in game purchases.
Africans rising South Sudan: Meet Luris Mulla, a 2019 Tony Elumelu entrepreneur
Luris Mulla was in Juba, South Sudan when she came across an advertisement on television announcing the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme. Speaking to This Is Africa from Nairobi, Kenya, she said, “the fact they were offering mentorship really caught […]
Politics and Society The guardian angels of South Sudan’s Maban County refugee camps
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees recently published the story of Mama Elizabeth, a 65-year-old Sudanese refugee who is among the volunteer “guardian angels” who have opened their homes in the four refugee camps in South Sudan’s Maban County to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
African identities Religiosity, risky behaviour and young people: a South African case study
Religiosity has been associated with lower alcohol, drug use and risky sexual behaviours in young people in the Western Cape.
Politics and Society Machar’s return signals a significant stage in South Sudan’s peace process
The return of South Sudan’s opposition leader is likely to solidify the permanent ceasefire.
Politics and Society South Sudanese football: colonial legacy sheds light on present day fortunes
Today in South Sudan’s political climate, footballing success may wield more symbolic importance than anything else.
Africans rising Meet 20 year-old Amel Ajongo South Sudan’s Second female pilot
Today we celebrate remarkable news from South Sudan. Meet Amel Ajongo Mawut, South Sudan’s second female pilot at just 20 years old. We wish her all the best.