July 01, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - July 1, 2022
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June 17, 2022
Africa: 'Sexuality Was Fluid, Tolerant and Not Penalised Before Colonialism'
In April 2022, the Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS, and Gender (CSA&G) at the University of Pretoria together with the Center for Gender… Read more »
June 03, 2022
South Africa: Battle Between Small-Scale Fishers and Oil Giants a Prelude to Greater Environmental Struggle #AfricaClimateCrisis
The David and Goliath battle of climate activists against plans by Shell has resumed in South Africa. The case, which in February 2022 saw the High Court in Makhanda dismiss… Read more »
May 30, 2022
Africa: Everyone Has a Role to Play in Ending Abuse Against LGBTQI+ Africans
In April 2022, the Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS, and Gender (CSA&G) at the University of Pretoria together with the Center for Gender… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Africa: A Cultural Shift from Secrecy is Necessary to End Menstrual Shame
Menstruation is a topic handled with secrecy in many African cultures, perhaps to preserve the dignity of women and girls going through it. These cultural practices meant to… Read more »
May 26, 2022
Africa: Unlocking Feminist Activism with Social Justice Leader Theo Sowa
AllAfrica's Melody Chironda spoke with renowned women's rights and social justice activist Theo Sowa about women's rights and democracy in the wake of the release of a report by… Read more »
Africa: More Money Needed for Feminist Leaders to Drive Global Change
Feminist movements and organizations around the world are the key drivers of social change, yet they are under-financed, under-valued, and grossly under-appreciated. Read more »
May 25, 2022
Africa: Thousands Sit on Death Row Across The Continent, But Few Are Executed
The number of prisoners executed in sub-Saharan Africa more than doubled in 2021, largely a result of death sentences passed on al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, reports Amnesty… Read more »
May 24, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - May 24, 2022
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Nigeria: When Inclusive Education and Recycling Meet With An Innovator's Dream
How do you get children to school and clean up plastic waste at the same time? Well, you could start a school that accepts recyclables as payment. And that is precisely what… Read more »
May 20, 2022
West Africa: Women Excluded From Decision-Making But Do You Know Just How Much?
Did you know ... in the whole of West Africa there have only been three women heads of state since 1957 (Guinea-Bissau and Liberia), there are only two women speakers currently in… Read more »
May 18, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - May 18, 2022
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May 06, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Army General Dies in Prison
A Tigrayan general and former commander in the African Union mission in Somalia died in custody after he was arrested along with other senior officers in the early days of the war… Read more »
April 29, 2022
Africa: 'Bisexual People's Existence Constantly Challenged, Erased'
The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS, and Gender (CSA&G) at the University Pretoria together with the Center for Gender Studies and Feminist… Read more »
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 29, 2022
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April 26, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 27, 2022
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April 22, 2022
Africa: Transformative Leadership: The Solution to Global Health and Climate Crises #AfricaClimateCrisis
As the world tentatively moves toward recovery from what we hope is the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminded that an even larger threat remains: climate change. Read more »
April 15, 2022
South Africa: Online Tactics Stoking Anti-Migrant Sentiment Around Xenophobic Killing, Report Shows
The killing of Elvis Nyathi, a Zimbabwean citizen who lived in Diepsloot, Johannesburg has prompted the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) to unpack the online… Read more »
Africa: Gender Equality: People Without Reliable Connectivity are Being Left Behind
When I was invited to submit comments to the United Nations on how to best "leave no one behind" during the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), I faced a… Read more »
April 11, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 11, 2022
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April 04, 2022
Africa: 28 Years Later, the African Union Remembers Rwanda
April 7 marks the start of Kwibuka, the commemoration period of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a cataclysmic event which saw one million killed in barely 100 days. Read more »
April 01, 2022
West Africa: Junta Reacts to ECOWAS Concerns on Transition
The Burkinabè government has responded to concerns raised at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state summit held in Accra on March 25,… Read more »
March 31, 2022
Africa: African Refugees Fleeing Ukraine Held in Immigration Detention Facilities
More than four million people have now fled Ukraine for neighbouring countries amidst the Russian invasion. However, black and brown students who have fled have been… Read more »
Africa: WHO Prioritises Maternal Mental Health in New Global Postnatal Care Guideline
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its first ever global guideline to support women and newborns in the postnatal period – the first six weeks after birth. 50%… Read more »
March 30, 2022
Burkina Faso: Growing Call for the Release of Former President Kaboré
The former Burkinabè president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has been under house arrest for two months since the coup that brought the military to power. Read more »
