http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:04:16 +0200 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:04:16 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/23/podcast-men-also-benefit-from-gender-equality-says-heforshe-s-edward-wageni http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/23/podcast-men-also-benefit-from-gender-equality-says-heforshe-s-edward-wageni Thu, 23 Dec 2021 18:00:39 +0100 In this episode of Cry Like a Boy, we discuss the challenges that HeForShe director Edward Wageni faces working with men and why gender equality is good for everyone, not just women. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/16/african-migrants-must-go-extra-mile-to-prove-worth-eu-passport http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/16/african-migrants-must-go-extra-mile-to-prove-worth-eu-passport Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:00:15 +0100 What must immigrant men and women do to prove their social integration in Europe? Only a lucky few benefit from full-throated support, having accomplished incredible feats or risked their lives. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/09/podcast-masculinity-is-not-really-a-thing-says-author-georges-m-johnson http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/09/podcast-masculinity-is-not-really-a-thing-says-author-georges-m-johnson Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:11:45 +0100 In this episode of Cry Like a Boy the author of critically-acclaimed memoir ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ Georges M Johnson addresses the questions about race, identity and gender. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/02/not-seen-as-a-man-liberia-s-street-dwelling-zogos-struggle-with-stigma http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/12/02/not-seen-as-a-man-liberia-s-street-dwelling-zogos-struggle-with-stigma Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:00:21 +0100 Pacon and many like him are referred to as “zogos”, a derogatory term in Liberia used to refer to disadvantaged people who eke out a scanty living. Most of them struggle with homelessness, violence, and drug addiction #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/25/podcast-men-too-have-been-victims-of-rape-during-genocides http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/25/podcast-men-too-have-been-victims-of-rape-during-genocides Thu, 25 Nov 2021 18:00:25 +0100 In Cry Like Boy, we have spoken about the trauma caused by Liberia’s civil war. But conflict is a global issue. In this new episode, we ask UN's Adama Dieng about what the impact of such a violent act as genocide can have on men, women or victims of rape. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/18/living-with-the-trauma-and-stigma-of-being-an-ebola-gravedigger-in-liberia http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/18/living-with-the-trauma-and-stigma-of-being-an-ebola-gravedigger-in-liberia Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:00:07 +0100 Mark Korvayan was head of the burial team during Liberia’s Ebola crisis. He tells the #CryLikeaBoy about his experience. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/04/victims-criminals-or-heroes-deported-migrants-challenge-the-stigma-of-masculinity-view http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/04/victims-criminals-or-heroes-deported-migrants-challenge-the-stigma-of-masculinity-view Thu, 04 Nov 2021 18:00:56 +0100 Masculine ideals can be both painful and empowering, argues Ph.D. candidate Karlien Strijbosch, who looks at the cases of two Senegalese deportees. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/09/02/we-should-have-the-courage-to-raise-boys-as-girls-to-achieve-gender-equality-view http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/09/02/we-should-have-the-courage-to-raise-boys-as-girls-to-achieve-gender-equality-view Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:00:36 +0200 Craig Pomranz is a singer, actor and author based in the United States and argues narrow gender expectations are limiting childrens’ growth. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/26/cry-like-a-boy-meet-the-african-musicians-using-their-voices-for-social-change http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/26/cry-like-a-boy-meet-the-african-musicians-using-their-voices-for-social-change Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:00:31 +0200 Know more about the five African artists you heard on the Cry Like a Boy podcast, which brought the gripping tales on challenging toxic masculinities in Africa to life. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/23/looking-for-your-next-podcast-here-s-what-the-cry-like-a-boy-team-is-listening-to http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/23/looking-for-your-next-podcast-here-s-what-the-cry-like-a-boy-team-is-listening-to Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:11:33 +0200 Of course, we suggest you try the Euronews’ award-winning podcast Cry Like a Boy, available in English and in French as Dans la tête des Hommes. If you have already given it a listen, our team suggests their favourite podcasts. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/19/photo-gallery-burundi-s-women-s-status-is-being-rethought http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/19/photo-gallery-burundi-s-women-s-status-is-being-rethought Thu, 19 Aug 2021 18:00:22 +0200 In Burundi, a country affected by gender inequalities, many women are victims of violence, particularly sexual violence. How are these inequalities evolving in Burundi today? Is there an improvement? http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/12/guinean-musician-ba-cissoko-on-taking-african-tradition-to-the-future http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/12/guinean-musician-ba-cissoko-on-taking-african-tradition-to-the-future Thu, 12 Aug 2021 18:00:46 +0200 In some African communities, men have the obligation to honour their families, their tradition by carrying on the legacy that is being passed on from father to son. Cry Like a Boy speaks to artist Ba Cissoko about his music, playing the traditional instrument the kora. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/08/liberia-s-faithvonic-on-making-music-to-overcome-tragedy-and-diving-into-humanitarian-aid http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/08/08/liberia-s-faithvonic-on-making-music-to-overcome-tragedy-and-diving-into-humanitarian-aid Sun, 08 Aug 2021 11:00:44 +0200 We spoke to Liberian artist FaithVonic about music as a creative coping mechanism and how she uses her platform to make sure women know their rights. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/07/22/podcast-liberia-s-army-of-peace-the-women-who-stood-up-to-warlords http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/07/22/podcast-liberia-s-army-of-peace-the-women-who-stood-up-to-warlords Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:00:11 +0200 The power of women, that’s what this episode of the CryLikeABoy podcast is about. Listen to Cecelia Danuweli and Gini Reticker reflect on the role of women during the civil war in Liberia. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/07/08/podcast-the-women-who-peacefully-redefined-the-frontline-in-liberia-s-brutal-civil-war http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/07/08/podcast-the-women-who-peacefully-redefined-the-frontline-in-liberia-s-brutal-civil-war Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:00:23 +0200 Liberia had been in a spiral of violence, hunger and death for more than a decade when the country's women said enough was enough and united to end the war. #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/06/24/podcast-liberia-s-child-soldiers-face-ptsd-as-they-seek-their-place-in-post-war-society http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/06/24/podcast-liberia-s-child-soldiers-face-ptsd-as-they-seek-their-place-in-post-war-society Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:00:06 +0200 We join Liberian journalist Carielle Doe to explore the war wounds that cannot be seen but are difficult to heal. The ex-combatants who once lived by their own rules now struggle with PTSD #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/06/17/strong-men-get-tested-says-lesotho-teen-activist-born-with-hiv http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/06/17/strong-men-get-tested-says-lesotho-teen-activist-born-with-hiv Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:00:53 +0200 Lehloebi tested positive at the age of five. Fearing discrimination, his family never told him he lived with HIV. After Lohloebi learned about his status, he started a campaign to help men in Lesotho to seek help and fight stigma. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/06/10/podcast-what-s-expected-of-men-who-go-to-war-in-a-macho-society http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/06/10/podcast-what-s-expected-of-men-who-go-to-war-in-a-macho-society Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:00:38 +0200 Liberia’s brutal civil war pushed soldiers and masculinity to the extreme. Jonathan and Morris had to show strength even when they feared death. Join our talk with Liberian journalist Carielle Doe as we retrace the past #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/27/podcast-the-hurdles-facing-migrants-who-make-it-to-europe-and-for-those-who-fail http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/27/podcast-the-hurdles-facing-migrants-who-make-it-to-europe-and-for-those-who-fail Thu, 27 May 2021 18:00:36 +0200 In some African families, the pressure to be successful is so high that when men choose to return home instead of continuing a life-threatening migration route, they are seen as failures. Khopotso Bodibe continues his conversation with South African rights activist Sharon Ekambaram and US anthropolo http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/20/critical-reflections-on-the-everyday-processes-of-becoming-a-man-in-uganda http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/20/critical-reflections-on-the-everyday-processes-of-becoming-a-man-in-uganda Thu, 20 May 2021 18:00:13 +0200 Dr Amon Ashaba Mwiine, lecturer at the School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University, focuses on the everyday processes of ‘becoming a man’ in Uganda #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/13/podcast-the-difficulties-african-migrants-face-when-setting-up-a-new-home http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/13/podcast-the-difficulties-african-migrants-face-when-setting-up-a-new-home Thu, 13 May 2021 18:00:49 +0200 Getting documentation in order and making new friends is a priority for any immigrant. But what if you face xenophobic policies in your host country? Khopotso Bodibe meets with rights activist Sharon Ekambaram and anthropologist Julie Kleinman to talk about what Black migrants go through when they m http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/07/women-who-risk-europe-s-migration-routes-seen-as-bandits-and-prostitutes-in-guinea http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/05/07/women-who-risk-europe-s-migration-routes-seen-as-bandits-and-prostitutes-in-guinea Fri, 07 May 2021 13:16:57 +0200 Fatoumata is one of the few Guinean women who took an irregular migration route to Europe. But when she had to return home, she faced a similar kind of stigma that follows men who fail on their migration journeys. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/29/the-cost-of-success-what-happens-to-west-african-migrants-in-europe http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/29/the-cost-of-success-what-happens-to-west-african-migrants-in-europe Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:00:35 +0200 Some adventurers lose but some succeed. What is the price of this success? This is the story of 18-year-old Guinean Fana, who decided to cross the Mediterranean to get to Europe when he was just 12 years old. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/22/where-black-women-stand-in-feminism-and-patriarchy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/22/where-black-women-stand-in-feminism-and-patriarchy Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:04:40 +0200 "As the writer Gatra Kilomba says, the black woman is the other of the other, that is, the white woman." #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/15/from-hero-to-outcast-the-grim-fate-of-migrants-returning-to-guinea-empty-handed http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/15/from-hero-to-outcast-the-grim-fate-of-migrants-returning-to-guinea-empty-handed Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:00:44 +0200 At 18, Mamadou Alpha went on a dangerous adventure from Guinea to cross several countries and the Meditteranean to get to Europe. But luck wasn’t on his side, he was forcefully returned home empty-handed. He now says this fate is worse than death. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/08/how-a-small-cape-verde-island-became-an-lgtbi-oasis-in-africa http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/08/how-a-small-cape-verde-island-became-an-lgtbi-oasis-in-africa Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:00:53 +0200 In the port city of Mindelo in Cape Verde, lives Tchinda Andrade, a trans woman in her thirties. Wearing a short skirt, she sells her Brasilian fritters in the streets in broad daylight. No one insults or attacks her #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/05/cry-like-a-boy-because-being-tough-all-the-time-hurts http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/05/cry-like-a-boy-because-being-tough-all-the-time-hurts Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:00:30 +0200 From Burundi to Lesotho, travel with us to Africa to discover the stories of men suffering from pressure to fulfil traditional male roles, and those defying centuries of stereotypes. The hashtag is #CryLikeABoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/01/podcast-growing-up-with-absent-fathers-in-the-ghost-of-apartheid http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/01/podcast-growing-up-with-absent-fathers-in-the-ghost-of-apartheid Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:00:36 +0200 What are the different forms of masculinity that live in South Africa nowadays? And what are the common challenges that overcome the heritage of segregation and apartheid? Join us in our latest #CryLikeABoy podcast episode. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/25/why-the-pandemic-is-forcing-us-to-rethink-the-power-balance-within-the-household-view http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/25/why-the-pandemic-is-forcing-us-to-rethink-the-power-balance-within-the-household-view Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:00:53 +0100 The coronavirus health crisis is triggering a whole new discussion on traditional gender roles within domestic walls: it's time to redraw their limits, reorganise tasks and cohabitation - argues an Italian feminist and philosopher for our podcast #CryLikeABoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/18/podcast-what-can-we-learn-from-the-men-seeking-gold-and-friendship-in-the-mines-of-south-a http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/18/podcast-what-can-we-learn-from-the-men-seeking-gold-and-friendship-in-the-mines-of-south-a Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:00:11 +0100 What are the positive forms of masculinities that emerge from the depths of South Africa’s abandoned gold mines? Listen to the new episode of our original podcast, #CryLikeABoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/11/meet-the-man-who-stopped-at-nothing-to-feed-his-family-in-lesotho http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/11/meet-the-man-who-stopped-at-nothing-to-feed-his-family-in-lesotho Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:00:59 +0100 As part of its #CryLikeaBoy series, Euronews follows up the publication of two exclusive podcast documentaries with this video testimony that sheds a unique light on the plight of Lesotho's mining families. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/04/podcast-lesotho-miners-quiet-suffering-and-its-impact-on-families http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/03/04/podcast-lesotho-miners-quiet-suffering-and-its-impact-on-families Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:00:01 +0100 We look at the fate of mining families left behind by men working to provide for them. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/02/18/podcast-living-and-dying-as-a-clandestine-miner-men-strive-to-provide-for-their-families http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/02/18/podcast-living-and-dying-as-a-clandestine-miner-men-strive-to-provide-for-their-families Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:00:42 +0100 Zama zama are illegal migrant miners from Lesotho who risk their lives in South Africa. They are willing to do whatever it takes to provide for their families. But what happens when the pressure of being “the man of the house” leads to drastic outcomes? Listen to the latest episode of #CryLikeABoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/02/04/podcast-the-european-origins-of-today-s-homophobia-in-africa http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/02/04/podcast-the-european-origins-of-today-s-homophobia-in-africa Thu, 04 Feb 2021 18:00:27 +0100 What are the origins of homophobia in Africa? Where do the laws that punish same-sex relationships come from? Listen to our new #podcast episode of #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/28/man-up-about-menstruation http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/28/man-up-about-menstruation Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:27:37 +0100 Mustapha Ben Messaoud, chief of Field Operations and Emergency for UNICEF Afghanistan, reflects upon the importance to dismantle the social norms that suggest men cannot talk about periods. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/21/podcast-coming-out-a-dilemma-for-homosexuals-in-patriarchal-societies http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/21/podcast-coming-out-a-dilemma-for-homosexuals-in-patriarchal-societies Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:00:20 +0100 In this episode, we will see how in Africa but also in countries like France, being homosexual could be a lifetime burden. A lot of them will choose their happiness over the respect of society's "rules". http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/14/cry-like-a-boy-in-senegal-meet-dakar-s-male-doulas-fighting-for-gender-equality-in-pregnan http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/14/cry-like-a-boy-in-senegal-meet-dakar-s-male-doulas-fighting-for-gender-equality-in-pregnan Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:00:05 +0100 “Men who accompany their wives to health posts are frowned upon because people tend to think that they are weak”, Makhtar Aidar says. Yet this is starting to change: he is one of the first male doulas in Senegal. #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/08/cry-like-a-boy-can-music-change-societies-burundian-artivist-yves-kami-says-yes http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/08/cry-like-a-boy-can-music-change-societies-burundian-artivist-yves-kami-says-yes Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:39:32 +0100 To be a man in Burundi, like in many other places in the world, one must build a house, plant a tree and father a son. But Yves Kami has a different opinion. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/07/podcast-the-story-of-when-dakar-was-the-gay-capital-of-west-africa http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/07/podcast-the-story-of-when-dakar-was-the-gay-capital-of-west-africa Thu, 07 Jan 2021 18:00:38 +0100 In this episode, we investigate the colonial roots of homophobia in Senegal. To do this, we travel back in time to when Dakar was known as the “gay capital” of West Africa #CryLikeaBoy #Podcast http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/24/i-shall-speak-how-i-learned-that-sharing-my-emotions-doesn-t-make-me-less-of-a-man-view http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/24/i-shall-speak-how-i-learned-that-sharing-my-emotions-doesn-t-make-me-less-of-a-man-view Thu, 24 Dec 2020 18:00:04 +0100 I Shall Speak: How I learned that sharing my emotions doesn’t make me less of a man | View http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/23/podcast-cry-like-a-boy-all-episodes http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/23/podcast-cry-like-a-boy-all-episodes Wed, 23 Dec 2020 20:08:07 +0100 The series looks at how these men are changing themselves, and their communities. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/17/podcast-a-life-in-the-shadows-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-gay-man-in-dakar http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/17/podcast-a-life-in-the-shadows-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-gay-man-in-dakar Thu, 17 Dec 2020 18:00:44 +0100 Dakar-based journalist Marta Moreiras explores what it means to be gay in Senegal, where homosexual men here are targeted with the slur “Góor-jigéen” - a pejorative term which literally means “men-women” in the Wolof language #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/10/how-a-new-approach-to-fighting-domestic-violence-is-changing-lives-in-burundi http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/10/how-a-new-approach-to-fighting-domestic-violence-is-changing-lives-in-burundi Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:00:49 +0100 Tradition holds a lot of importance in many Burundian families. But these men learned that some customs are making their lives miserable, and that they need to change. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/03/podcast-domestic-violence-transposing-solutions-across-cultures-a-conversation http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/03/podcast-domestic-violence-transposing-solutions-across-cultures-a-conversation Thu, 03 Dec 2020 18:00:06 +0100 After hearing the testimonies of the Abatangamuco, the men who changed the way they interact with their wifes, we are discussing their role in achieving gender equality in Burundi, but also what their experience can teach everyone in the world. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/11/26/there-are-no-male-feminists-view http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/11/26/there-are-no-male-feminists-view Thu, 26 Nov 2020 18:30:30 +0100 Published author and academic Mukoma Wa Ngugi recounts the process of becoming a man in Kenya in a feminist household. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/11/19/podcast-solutions-to-domestic-violence-from-burundi-to-the-rest-of-the-world http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/11/19/podcast-solutions-to-domestic-violence-from-burundi-to-the-rest-of-the-world Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:00:57 +0100 After hearing the testimonies of the Abatangamuco, the men who changed the way they live with their wives, we are discussing their role in achieving gender equality in Burundi, but also what their experience can teach people around the world. #InternationalMensDay http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/11/12/humanity-s-greatest-stupidity-is-undermining-and-underestimating-women-view http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/11/12/humanity-s-greatest-stupidity-is-undermining-and-underestimating-women-view Thu, 12 Nov 2020 22:04:52 +0100 In 1983, a dramatic event would lead Dr Morissanda Kouyaté to dedicate his life to the struggle of female genital mutilation. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/11/05/what-can-men-learn-from-the-abatangamuco-a-group-of-former-violent-husbands-in-burundi http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/11/05/what-can-men-learn-from-the-abatangamuco-a-group-of-former-violent-husbands-in-burundi Thu, 05 Nov 2020 18:00:56 +0100 In this second episode exploring Burundi's Abatangamuco community theatre troupe, we hear from the troupe's founder and learn how this movement has created lasting change and sparked discussions around what it means to "be a man" across the country. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/10/30/to-understand-healthy-masculinity-look-to-africa-view http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/10/30/to-understand-healthy-masculinity-look-to-africa-view Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:30:38 +0100 How can we involve men in the progress towards gender equality? Gary Barker, CEO and founder of Promundo, thinks we should look at Africa to get some of the answers. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/10/29/cry-like-a-boy-in-burundi-when-an-abusive-husband-decides-to-ask-for-forgiveness http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/10/29/cry-like-a-boy-in-burundi-when-an-abusive-husband-decides-to-ask-for-forgiveness Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:00:21 +0100 They live in a happy marriage now. But ten years ago Faustin was a raging abuser. Watch this video to find out what made him stop being violent to his wife and create the Abatangamuco, “those who shine light” in Kirundi.