Diary of a reporter in Burkina Faso

Annick Forest

Annick Forest’s fondest memory of her time in Burkina Faso was the occasion she visited Yokuna with a theatre troupe. The journey took her across the countryside and along rustic roads. Fields of cotton, millet, and corn paved the way to the tiny village where the actors, members of REVS+, a Burkinabe AIDS group, were scheduled to perform. She described Yokuna in an interview with The Source as a place where time seemingly stood still. [Lire la suite...]

South Sudan’s Road to Independence, One Man’s Struggle for Freedom

South Sudan's Road to Independence

The world’s newest country was formed this month, but very few may have noticed. Republic of South Sudan officially seceded from the rest of Sudan after an majority voted for independence in a referendum earlier this year. [Read more]