January 29
Africa: How New Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills in Africa Expand Crackdown On Rights
LONDON, Jan 29 (Openly) - Despite the decriminalisation of same-sex relations in Mauritius in 2023, rights groups warn that new laws being considered in several African countries… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Kenya: Can Kenya's Youngest MP Candidate Take the Climate Fight to Power?
As Kenya's election nears, 22-year-old Anita Soina pledges to push climate action with the urgency she says is missing at the top Read more »
July 22, 2022
Africa: Inflation Triggers Chaos - Will Tunisia and Kenya Be Next?
Soaring living costs are triggering protests worldwide. After Sri Lanka, which countries might be next? Read more »
July 14, 2022
Kenya: Ahead of Kenya Elections, Women Politicians Face More Online Abuse
When Kenyan politician Esther Passaris posted a loving tribute to her late father on Twitter, trolls responded with a barrage of abuse over an accompanying "sexualised" photograph… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Kenya: Online Disinformation Stokes Tensions As Elections Near - Report
Platforms like TikTok, Facebook and Twitter are failing to effectively police abusive content ahead of Kenya's high-stakes election, warn digital rights groups Read more »
June 22, 2022
Africa: The G7 Should Keep Its Word On Trillions for Developing Countries
Developing country observers gazed on at COP26 when various leaders of wealthy and industrialized G7 countries spoke of aspirations to mobilize the trillions needed in clean… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Vulnerable Nations Demand Funding for Climate Losses, Fearing UN 'Talk Shop' #AfricaClimateCrisis
Developing countries are losing wealth as they are hit by extreme weather and rising seas, says V20, amid calls for a new fund to direct money to repair the damage fast Read more »
May 16, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Sued Over Digital ID System That Excludes Millions
When Otajar John heard senior citizens would be given 25,000 Ugandan shillings ($7) per month as part of a new government welfare scheme, he jumped at the chance to apply. Read more »
April 26, 2022
Africa: Humanity On 'Spiral of Self-Destruction' As Disasters Rise, UN Warns #AfricaClimateCrisis
Disasters have cost an average of about $170 billion each year in the last decade but developing nations and their poorest people suffering disproportionately Read more »
March 30, 2022
Africa: New Global Nature Pact Hangs in Balance As 'World Burns' #AfricaClimateCrisis
About 195 countries are set to finalise a deal this year to halt human damage to plants, animals and ecosystems Read more »