New tactics of Nigerian army drives Boko Haram away but keeps the population hostage
The helicopter lands on a field that is littered with bullets. We have arrived in Gwoza, an area in northeastern Nigeria where only military...
Fighting against the demons created by Boko Haram
Violent memories rage in their heads, as if possessed by demons. Every night Amina, a young woman, falls into a deep hole. Because two...
The child captives of Boko Haram: “Suddenly we were all alone”
We agreed to meet at the zoo in Maiduguri. There, the two girls aged nine and seventeen and the thirteen-year-old boy feel comfortable talking...
Pygmies: How the oldest people of the world became the poorest of the poorest
Winding rivers make their way through the rainforest. A fisherman casts his net into the steaming brown stream. "U-aah, u-aah" comes from the river’s...
‘One day there will be an uprising in Kenya. Things have to change’
Robert 'Rowbow' Ochola(Photo Petterik Wiggers) Introduction: With a new constitution since 2010 and with social media as a new tool for communication, Kenyan politics has been...
We must not give up on revolutionary optimism in Kenya
Introduction: Kenyan former chief justice Willy Mutunga speaks out. “We must not give up on revolutionary optimism”, he warns in this piece. Since a new...
The invading cows can’t be stopped anymore
The gate stands wide open and the fence is destroyed on this normally heavily guarded farm. At the entrance there are some empty cartridges....
Gambia, a country of slaves, sex tourism, alcohol and peanuts
Tens of thousands of European tourists come to Gambia annually, while thousands of Gambians leave for Europe illegally. The number of Dutch tourists in...
Can robots in Congo bring order where humans fail?
Congo river at Kinshasa facing Brazaville The Botswana diplomat politely presents his passport at Kinshasa airport. He is startled when the customs official slaps it...
