Gaza sisters win prize for turning rubble into reusable bricks
Displaced teenagers Farah and Tala wanted to ‘turn destruction into something useful’.
Displaced teenagers Farah and Tala wanted to ‘turn destruction into something useful’.
Ugandan consultant and women’s empowerment advocate Victoria Ateenyi poprularly known as victoria Nyanzi was nominated for the Forty Under 40 Africa Awards 2026, a continental initiative that celebrates exceptional young achievers shaping Africa’s future. Victoria, who represents The African Sisters Network (TASN), has been shortlisted in the Consultancy category. The Forty Under 40 Africa Awards,…
Three young sisters have drowned in a rubber boat carrying migrants in the central Mediterranean after waves of up to 1.5m (4.9 ft) repeatedly washed over the vessel, a German rescue charity has said. About 65 people were rescued, including the sisters’ mother and brother, as well as three pregnant women and a seven-month-old baby,…