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June 14, 2022
Uganda: Chiefs Fight to Save Sacred Shea Trees Felled for Fuel
Northern Uganda's revered shea trees are under threat from climate change and illegal loggers who turn the wood into charcoal and sell the fuel for use in cooking 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 09, 2019
Kenya: Righting Colonial-Era Wrongs in Land Rights
The continued dominance of colonial-imposed laws over pre-existing customary legal systems, has been the bane of land rights disputes involving indigenous peoples across the globe… Read more »
February 06, 2019
Sudan: 'It's About Freedom' - Women On the Frontline of Uprising
When public protests erupted in Sudan over the rising cost of bread almost two months ago, women's rights activist Hala Al-Karib did not hesitate to join the masses on the streets… Read more »
July 03, 2018
Kenya: With Refrigerated ATMs, Camel Milk Business Thrives
Halima Sheikh Ali is the proud owner of one of the few ATMs in Wajir town in northeast Kenya. But rather than doling out shilling notes, it dispenses something tastier: a fresh… Read more »
June 07, 2018
Tanzania: Maasai Clash With Tanzania in Court Over Eviction From Serengeti
Maasai herders near Tanzania's famous Serengeti wildlife park have asked a regional court to stop the government intimidating witnesses supporting their legal bid to return to… Read more »
October 09, 2017
South Sudan: Going to School Unlikely If You're a Girl - Report Says
"Over 130 million girls are still out of school - that's over 130 million potential engineers, entrepreneurs, teachers and politicians whose leadership the world is missing out on" Read more »
February 07, 2017
Kenya: Kenya's Traders Battle Food Waste With a New Ally - Camels
A herd of camels have become a low-carbon food waste recycling system in a Nairobi market - and they produce milk Read more »
June 08, 2016
Madagascar: Eight Things You Didn't Know About Madagascar
Amid a punishing drought, more than 1.1 million people are unable to feed themselves Read more »
September 17, 2015
Eritrea: Forced Labour Built Canadian Mine in Test Case - Former Official
Hundreds of men drafted into Eritrea's army were used as forced labour to build a Canadian company's copper-gold mine in central Eritrea, according to a former construction… Read more »
December 11, 2014
Africa: Protecting Mangroves Can Lower Disaster Risks, Offer Cash - Experts
Better protecting the world's fast-disappearing mangroves could have big economic, social and environmental benefits, experts said at the U.N. climate talks in Lima this week. Read more »
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