Dynamic Africa
Formerly, "This is Africa/fyeahAfrica".
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Student, 24
Based in Cape Town, South Africa
From Lagos, Nigeria
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Mecca Aljak , 21; Hinda Abdullah, 20; Hawa Jareet, 26; and Radina Babakar, 29; walked for days from a village near Surkum, Blue Nile, with their children, with little water and no food, until they crossed the South Sudan border in late 2011.
They live in Doro refugee camp without their husbands. Female-headed households are one of the groups most vulnerable to exploitation at the camp and are in need of more protection and resources.
“It’s very difficult for women to carry their rations after food distributions,” said Aljak. “Sometimes they get help, and sometimes the men ask for money to help. If the women can’t find a way, they have to give away a portion of their rations for the help.”
© 2012 Samer Muscati/Human Rights Watch
The i-D Summer 2013 covers: Grace Bol by William Baker
The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) has confirmed that Darfur will be the host of the 2013 Cecafa Club Championships in June.
The tournament is expected to take place after 15 June will attract League winners in the 12 member nations in the region.
Tanzania’s Young Africans are the defending champions, winning the title in 2012 after beating local rivals Azam FC in the final in Dar es Salaam.
Cecafa Club Championship participants:
Young Africans (Tanzania - defending champions), Simba (Tanzania Mainland), Zanzibar representatives, El Merriekh, Al Hilal (Sudan), Tusker (Kenya), Express (Uganda), APR (Rwanda), Vital’O (Burundi), Ports (Djibouti), Elman (Somalia), South Sudan representatives and St George (Ethiopia). Eritrea has not confirmed an entry.
- BBC
Supermodel Alek Wek has been gracing fashion magazines and catwalks since 1996. Here she speaks about her entry into the fashion world, entrepreneurship and her humanitarian work in South Sudan.
Child Marriage: South Sudan
This short film tells the story of child marriage in South Sudan. According to government statistics, close to half (48 percent) of South Sudanese girls between 15 and 19 are married, with some marrying as young as age 12.
Read more after the jump.
Model Ajak Deng on the cover of French Revue de Modes Spring/Summer 2013, photographed by Thierry Le Goues.
Recently came across this sports-inspired photoshoot featuring South Sudanese model Nykhor Paul, photographed by Rick Guest. Thought it had a bit of an Afro-futuristic vibe to it.
Akuol de Mabior for A.L.C. Fall/Winter 2013
Obakki Collaborates with Five South Sudanese Models (2012)
ELLE.com meets the five new faces of the brand and talks modeling, South Sudan, and more.
If you can stomach and get past Obakki designer Treana Peake’s introductory paragraph, the personal stories about the lives of these five amazing women are well worth a read.
Ataui Deng by Elle Milarchyk for I Love You Magazine
