Traders and residents at Ikirun Alamisi Market seek help with refuse dumping
IKIRUN, Nigeria — Traders and residents around Alamisi Market in Ikirun, Osun State, are asking the government for help clearing dumped refuse that they say is harming their health and their businesses. The video above, built from interviews recorded at…
Osogbo residents rally to help flood victims, seek relocation support
OSOGBO, Nigeria — Floodwater damaged homes and farmland in Oke-Osun, Osogbo, on October 2 , leaving walls collapsed, family belongings scattered and families displaced. The narrated video above shows the affected area and how residents are…
Children with autism and other disabilities join art and dance sessions in Dakar
Children with autism and other disabilities took part in visual arts and performance activities on September 3 at a place called Jaxaay in Dakar, in a session organized by Solidarité Enfance Inclusive (SEI), a nonprofit organization based in…
Uncovered: What’s Really on Dakar’s Street Fruit
DAKAR, Senegal – Walk through one of Dakar’s open-air fruit shops before the morning traffic thickens, and you’ll find a scene that has barely changed in generations: mangoes stacked by hand, pineapples fanned out under the sun, vendors…
More than an ID: Inside Senegal’s push for real disability inclusion
The latest episode of Beyond the News Bites, a podcast hosted by journalist Mutiu Olawuyi, examines how Senegal’s Equal Opportunities Card translates disability rights into everyday services. Senegal counts more than 1.1 million people with…
US skateboard envoys close out Dakar youth clinic in style
The United States Embassy in Senegal closed a week-long skateboarding exchange program on September 12, 2026 at Patte-d’Oie, ahead of Dakar’s turn hosting the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic sporting event to be held on African…
The Bronx has the stories, but Hollywood isn’t watching
Terra Renee has spent 28 years pushing the film industry to make room for stories it has historically ignored. As founder and president of the African American Women In Cinema Organization, she has built platforms and professional networks for women of…
New York-based nonprofit pairs free cancer screenings with culture, as Congress weighs National African Heritage Month
THE BRONX, N.Y. — A New York-based commission representing African immigrants will fold free cancer screenings into its seventh annual African Heritage Month celebration on Sept. 12, betting that music, fashion and food will draw a larger crowd than a…
Bronx’s West African boom is outpacing Parkchester’s ballot box, city data show
THE BRONX, N.Y. — Africans now make up 12% of the Bronx’s foreign-born population, more than double their 5% share citywide, and in the borough’s Parkchester-area district, more than 10,600 young adults are eligible to vote but not yet…
A Bronx health exemption is the right fix for SNAP’s new work rules
A diabetic grandmother in Parkchester now has 80 hours a month to account for, or she loses the food assistance that helps her afford insulin-friendly meals. New federal work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program took full effect…
