By Malcolm Brown Washington 10 October 2007 From harrowing experiences as a child soldier to international recognition as a hip-hop artist, Emmanuel Jal's life has followed an extraordinary path. At the age of seven, he was taken away to fight with...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 09 October 2007 Thousands of youths line up in Mauritania's poorest neighborhoods to see the mostly underground concerts of a homegrown rap group. Diam Men Teky does not win many fans in the government for their songs about corru...
By Phuong Tran Nouakchott, Mauritania 02 September 2007 Mauritanian rap group, Diam Men Teky, has been rapping in Mauritania's poorest neighborhoods for 15 years. Their songs about state corruption and neglect have not won them many fans in the gover...
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 05 December 2006 watch HIV AIDS Awareness report Friday December 1st was World AIDS Day -- a day set aside to publicize the challenges presented by that deadly disease. In the U.S., the rap artist Chris Bridges - bette...
By Nico Colombant and Pauline Bax Abidjan and Conakry 09 January 2006 Youth struggling to make ends meet in Conakry, Guinea In the West African nation, Guinea, which some economists fear could collaps...