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Daybreak West Africa

WOMAN OF THE DAY – LEYMAH GBOWEE

For this edition of Woman of the Day, we celebrate 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian peace activist, social worker, and women’s rights advocate. She is the Founder and President of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa, based in…

AFRICAN HERO – PROF IYA ABUBAKAR

This edition of our African Hero spotlights Professor Iya Abubakar, a man aptly described as a genius, he became a professor of mathematics at age 28 and a vice chancellor of one of Nigeria’s premier universities at age 40.

HOWARD CATTON INTERVIEW ON OECD NURSING REPORT

A recently released Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report revealed an 8% drop in the number of young students expecting to train as nurses. The report also exposed the challenging working conditions that nurses endure, contributing to low…

AFRICAN HERO

Our African Hero in this edition is Liberian musician, Korte Dorbor Bazzie popularly known by the stage name Kobazie. Since coming to the spotlight, Kobazie has lent his voice to the fight against rape and sexual and gender-based violence in…