Young African spends 6 years in Australia, stumbling in the dark, enduring semi-homelessness and accruing thousands of dollars in debts and now puts all his lessons online so that his fellow immigrants can learn from his mistakes.

When Tony Chomba Mwangi Njanja landed in Australia in 2002, he was immediately shipped off to an unknown boarding [...]

For many AfricanLoft readers the on the ground reality in Mali needs little introduction: 70% of the population lives on less than USD $1/ day and the country remains one of the five poorest in the world according to the 2008 UNDP Human Development report. Despite the end of a long dictatorship and political stability [...]

If you ask most Nigerians who have abandoned their beloved country for the Western world why they made such a decision, almost all of their reasons, besides economic ones, can be narrowed down to lack of security in Nigeria. Prior to leaving Nigeria many have heard of or have been a victim to armed robbery. [...]

The Mali Initiative launches to make Change through Education
Nelson Mandela: “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world”
The Mali Initiative, a not-for-profit network of committed individuals around the world aspiring to make change through education launches with the start of 2008. Nelson Mandela famously said “Education is the most powerful [...]