Jennifer Bendery, jen.bendery@huffingtonpost.com Elise Foley, elise@huffingtonpost.com CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michelle Obama was the overwhelming star of Tuesday night’s Democratic National Convention, delivering a powerful personal narrative about her husband still being the same deeply principled man she fell in love with 23 years ago when they were both broke and watching their families struggle. Obama’s… Continue reading Michelle Obama Explains Baracks Motivation at Convention Opening Night
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South Sudan Struggles to Meet demand for Education
World’s worst literacy rate Enrollment soared after 2005 peace deal Austerity measures threaten progress Primary schools for adults too YEI, 4 September 2012 (IRIN) – Five decades of war and upheaval in South Sudan has had an inevitable impact on education – almost three-quarters of adults in the world’s newest country are unable to read… Continue reading South Sudan Struggles to Meet demand for Education
Togo Women Go Sex Strike to Unseat President
LOME, Togo (AP) — The female wing of a civil rights group is urging women in Togo to stage a week-long sex strike to demand the resignation of the country’s president. Women are being asked to start withholding sex from their husbands or partners as of Monday, said Isabelle Ameganvi, leader of the women’s wing… Continue reading Togo Women Go Sex Strike to Unseat President
Ghana is Most Religious Nations on Earth
A new survey conducted by the Gallup International Association has ranked citizens of 57 countries by their religiosity. Overall, 59% of those surveyed described themselves as religious, 23% said they are not religious, and 13% said they are convinced atheists. The nations with the highest percentages of self-described religious persons are Ghana, Nigeria, Armenia, Fiji,… Continue reading Ghana is Most Religious Nations on Earth
Zambian Miners kill Chinese Manager During Pay Dispute
Zambian miners have killed a Chinese manager by pushing a mine trolley at him during a riot at a coal mine in the south of the country. A second Chinese was injured, as were several Zambians, during the riot on Saturday. The workers were on strike at the mine in protest against delays in implementing… Continue reading Zambian Miners kill Chinese Manager During Pay Dispute
South Sudan Has the World’s Worst Maternal mortality Rate
South Sudan has the worst reported maternal mortality rate in the world. “More women die in child birth, per capita, in South Sudan, than in any country in the world,” says Caroline Delany, a health specialist with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in South Sudan which is funding a raft of maternal health programmes.… Continue reading South Sudan Has the World’s Worst Maternal mortality Rate
South Sudan:The Most Dangerous Country to Give Birth
Decades of conflict and marginalization have left South Sudan the most dangerous country on earth in which to give birth. For every 100,000 births in South Sudan, more than 2,000 mothers die. Ninety percent of women give birth away from formal medical facilities and without the help of professionally trained assistants. One of the main… Continue reading South Sudan:The Most Dangerous Country to Give Birth
Africa Domestic Investment in HIV Goes Up But It’s Uneven
NAIROBI, 19 July 2012 (PlusNews) – Many sub-Saharan African nations – traditionally the beneficiaries of international HIV funding – are gradually increasing their financial contributions to the fight against the virus, boosting the number of people on treatment to record highs according to a new UNAIDS report, Together We Will End AIDS, released on 18… Continue reading Africa Domestic Investment in HIV Goes Up But It’s Uneven