Sokari Ekine, editor of the Queer African Reader, explains the book’s significance at a time of social transformation.

Upset by images which invade people’s lives, Sokari Ekine considers the alternatives.

Sokari Ekine’s concern at Haitians’ dependence on outside help is alleviated when she meets a local doctor taking a stand.

Zimbabwean songwriter Chiwoniso Maraire, who died on 24 July, is remembered by her friend Shailja Patel.

Despite improvements in prevention and treatment, many Haitians are still struggling to get the help they need, says Sokari Ekine...

Where is the urgency in helping the poor and sick, like Baby Willgesta? asks Sokari Ekine.

While commercial interests look to ‘seize opportunity’ in the country, Sokari Ekine has seen an increase in the level of poverty.

As Sokari Ekine prepares to leave the island, she reflects on her experience, and Haiti’s likely future.

As part of World Water Day on 22 March 2013, Sokari Ekine writes on the clean water and sanitation crisis facing Haiti.

Sokari Ekine meets a community worker helping poor women help themselves.

It’s easy to blame the 2010 earthquake, but there are other factors involved, says Sokari Ekine.

Sokari Ekine sees hospitals without hope and women traders being swept from the streets.