While several countries withdrew from the 1976 Paralympic Games due to the participation of South Africa, amputees and vision impaired athletes were included in the programme for the first time ever.
Former driver and father of four, Bashiru Akinola, narrates to AJIBADE OMAPE, how his legs were crushed by a hit-and-run truck after his vehicle hit a boy crossing the road with his family in Ogun ...
The amputee team won the African Cup of Nations, and up till now, their bonuses haven’t been paid. I always say that the strength of any nation is determined by how we treat the vulnerable in ...
She has also started sponsoring an amputee football team that is expected ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 400 news and information ...
Hari Budha Magar, an adventurer and disability campaigner, is aiming to become the first double above-knee amputee to climb ...
A Gurkha veteran who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan is aiming to become the first double above-knee amputee to climb ... the highest peak in Africa, and Mount McKinley, the highest mountain ...