Ghana and her oil discovery: blessing or curse? (Environment)
by AARON NII LAMTE LAWSON, Ghana
Photo credit: "Oiled Bird - Black Sea Oil Spill 11/12/07," by Igor Golubenkov . A country endowed with natural resources can be considered blessed. When these natural resources are...

What hope for Somali children? (Health)
by Ahmedsadik yusuf Mohamed, Somalia
In general, Somali children’s lives are endangered everywhere in the country, because their mothers face a very high risk of dying during the period of pregnancy or in childbirth. Contagious...

Addressing depression and suicide among aboriginal Ontario youth (Health)
by Pauline, Canada
What do you think the leading cause of death is in Northwestern Ontario? Vehicle-related accidents? Cancer? Gang Violence? The reality is that suicide, a preventable but deadly community issue,...

STIs among indigenous Australians (Health)
by E. Chock, Australia
The indigenous people make up to about 2.5% of the general population in Australia. Most Australians may enjoy easy access to health care but the same cannot be said about the rural indigenous...

The healthy claim to fame (Culture)
by Raisa Bhuiyan
Picture, "Beyond the food you eat," by Souma Badombena Wanta Just a glance at the re-vamped nature of the marketing strategies employed in grocery stores across North America is enough for...

Je regrette... (Culture)
by Nellyzou
Picture, "Adult depression," by Surya Gaire Il nous arrive quelques fois de regretter des tas de choses dans notre vie quotidienne. Seulement, on ne s’aperçoit pas de l’absurdité de ce...

A thought on democracy (Political Thought)
by Ashish Bhandari, Nepal
One of my teachers told me, “Democracy is the rule of people by the people for the people.” I always used to run around these words, never knowing what they meant. I never cared whether it was...

Il faut repenser la gestion de la chose publique en Guinée (Political Thought)
by KOUYATE, Guinea
Picture, "Africa dawn lights," by Samira Hassan . Il est important aujourd’hui de repenser la gestion de la chose publique en Guinée après les évènements du 5 décembre 2009. Pour bon nombre...

SPLA/SPLM's crimes against humanity in Southern Sudan will not go unanswered (Political Thought)
by sudan, Sudan
The history of the liberation struggle in the Republic of Sudan, particularly in the Southern part, has its foundations on human rights- the desire to be free and to enjoy rights that are alienable...

Why is Haiti so poor? Lessons for Africa (Culture)
by Norma, Haiti
Picture, Cité Soleil Earthquake 6 , by Marcello Casal Jr., licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license . The Island of Hispaniola in the Western hemisphere is divided...