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Inspiring Elections in Nigeria After Years of Corruption
International observers have been understandably wary about the elections in Nigeria. In a country where political intimidation and violence have marred every election since...
Nigerian Rebel Leaders Give up Arms in Amnesty Deal
Hundreds of Nigerian rebel fighters gave up their weapons and accepted an amnesty deal on Saturday in the most concerted effort yet to end...
Nigeria, Cameroon Settle Decades Old Border Dispute in Oil-Rich Atlantic
"After decades of sometimes bloody disputes over the Bakassi Peninsula, Cameroon and Nigeria have settled their long-disputed maritime border, ending years of uncertainty as...
Nigeria’s Thriving ‘Lady Mechanics’ Once Disadvantaged
Sandra Aguebor, an activist known to Nigerians as the Lady Mechanic, is a mother of two who rose from humble beginnings to national prominence...
Nigeria Signs Accord with Cameroon Ending Border Dispute
The presidents of Nigeria and Cameroon today signed an agreement settling a decades-old, sometimes violent, border dispute over the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula following intensive...
Good News in History, October 1
Happy Birthday to former President Jimmy Carter who turns 100 years old today. The 39th president of the United States from 1977–1981, is one...
High Schoolers Surprise Janitor From Ghana with Dream Car: a Red Jeep in Time for His Birthday
These high school sophomores recently raised over $20,000 to surprise their favorite school janitor with a brand-new car.
The fundraiser kicked off in advance of...
Female Entrepreneur Set to Revolutionize Transportation for All of Africa, After Transforming her Native Ghana
Early this year, GNN reported on the woman behind the wheels of Wahu!, an electric bicycle company and the only native electric vehicle manufacturer...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
More African Girls Can Get Ahead Thanks to School Uniforms Designed to Grow with the Student
In one of the poorest countries in the world, an American entrepreneur is empowering women and girls to stay in school and become household...
Good News in History, July 15
And, 69 years ago today, 18 Nobel laureate scientists signed the Mainau Declaration publicly decrying nuclear weapons. Within one year, 34 others—mostly chemists and...
Good News in History, June 22
86 years ago today, Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in a re-match of perhaps the most famous fight series in history. It completely...
Woman Raises $233,000 to Give 90-year-old Veteran Still Working in the Heat the Option to Retire
A former news reporter recently organized a fundraiser so that a 90-year-old Air Force veteran, who had to work to pay his bills, could...
Good News in History, June 17
66 years ago today, Things Fall Apart, believed to be the most read, best-selling African novel ever written, was published. Nigerian author Chinua Achebe depicts...
Good News in History, May 29
259 years ago today, former Virginia governor and revolutionary Patrick Henry was not only born, but used his 29th birthday as an occasion to...
Good News in History, May 28
92 years ago today, one of Europe's greatest landscape engineering projects, the Afsuiltdijk, was completed in the Netherlands, proving that newly-mechanized Man could tame...
Retired Teacher ‘Jumps for Joy’ at 80th Birthday in Surprise Reunion With Her Favorite Kindergarten Student
Debra Solomon could think of no other gift that would delight her mother more than to reunite her with her favorite kindergarten pupil, decades...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
New Mosquito Nets Prevent Millions of Malaria Cases in Insecticide-Resistant Areas
For years, aid workers knew that among all the billions being poured into aid foundations for Africa, if a measly few million could be...
British Man Finishes His Run Across Africa: 385 Marathons in 352 days
A red-headed Brit named Russ Cook claims he's become the first person ever to run across the entire length of Africa after crossing a...