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Oct 21, 20227 min read

"Official Negligence": Floods in Nigeria Threaten Millions, Quarter of Country's GDP

Nearly 16 million people in Nigeria, 4.2 million of them urban, are currently exposed to 1-in-100-year flood threats.

May 17, 20228 min read

Pourquoi combattre le réchauffement climatique nécessite aussi de combattre la misogynoir

Les femmes noires ont en même temps le « malheur » d’être des femmes et de ne pas assez l’être parce qu’elles sont noires.

May 17, 20227 min read

Perspective: Fighting Climate Change Is Also About Fighting Misogynoir

If Black women have some of the keys to tackling this crisis, then we need to make sure that they are rightfully considered in society.

Jul 18, 20217 min read

Is Nigeria On a Sugar Rush?

At one point, it seemed as though almost every person above the age of forty was either a diabetic or a prediabetic.

Jun 28, 20215 min read

Wealthy Countries: Keep the COVID Vaccines You Definitely Need, Donate the Rest!

The solution to this problem is seemingly simple, but is convoluted by politics: Keep what you will definitely need, donate the rest!

Jan 18, 20219 min read

Dealing With the Dark Days: A Personal Struggle With PMDD

So I give up. I would turn off the lights, bury myself under layers of blankets, and soak my pillow with tears till I fall asleep.

May 13, 202032 min read

Love in a Pandemic—the Scientist and the Serviceman

In a million years, I could have never guessed that a career military man would be a match for me.

Dec 30, 20195 min read

On Cairo, Change, and Staying the Same

No sooner had I landed in Cairo after four long years of absence than I discovered my watch broke.

Dec 15, 20187 min read

Blood, Soybeans, and Change

In February 2013, I participated in the World Soybean Research Conference in Durban, South Africa.

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