February 14
Zimbabwe: Guilty Until Proven Innocent? Zimbabwe Authorities Detain Suspects Indefinitely, Despite Laws
Pre-trial detentions frequently extend long past constitutional limits. And forget promised compensation. Read more »
February 13
Africa: Where Will They Play? Uganda's Capital Struggles to Retain Increasingly Rare Open Spaces
With fewer public open spaces, players turn to private lots and facilities -- if they can afford the rental fees. Read more »
August 07, 2023
Uganda: Inside Uganda's Mental Hospitals, Women Face Additional Trauma of Sexual Assault
Rape is common inside facilities, patients and others say. But accusers frequently aren't believed, and justice is rare. Read more »
August 01, 2023
Uganda: 'More Hunted Than Before' - LGBTQ Ugandans Live in Fear Under Anti-Homosexuality Law
Disowned by their families, evicted by their landlords, and persecuted by the state, LGBTQ Ugandans have fewer and fewer places to turn. Read more »
July 31, 2023
Zambia: Trauma or Training? Zambians Split Over Sexual Initiation Ceremonies
Zambia's traditional counselors are rethinking the country's puberty rites, which some argue are detrimental to girls' well-being. Read more »
June 16, 2023
Africa: For Girls Escaping Sexual Abuse, Too Few Safe Spaces
Those who make it to shelters find protection, solace and hope, but a shortage of rehabilitation centers in Uganda thwarts efforts to seek justice. Read more »
April 25, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC's Underage Metal Collectors Fend for Themselves
In Kisangani, a growing number of children are risking stigma, injury and arrest in the pursuit of income. Read more »
February 16, 2023
Zimbabwe: Is Sex Consensual If She's 16?
A court order to raise the age at which a person can legally consent to intercourse aims to protect teens against sexual exploitation. Read more »
January 09, 2023
Uganda: Where Crops Grow, but Children Go Hungry
People have feared to go to their far-flung fields because of a resurgence in violent raids. Now, there's a severe shortage of food. Read more »
November 14, 2022
Zimbabwe: Villagers Brace for Another Displacement. This Time, It's for Coal #AfricaClimateCrisis
Residents of western Zimbabwe worry they will be displaced without adequate compensation and protection. Some have been through this before. Read more »
November 02, 2022
Zimbabwe: There's No Place Like Home, and Harare Has Too Few
As Harare's housing shortage deepens, many Zimbabweans make do in squalid conditions or informal settlements. And fake agents prey on those desperate to find places to rent. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Zimbabwe: New Water Policy Brings Less Sharing, More Spying
The government says the switch to a prepaid system improves payment collections and water conservation. Residents and landlords argue it costs more, hurts the vulnerable and ruins… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Once Barred From School, Women Embrace Education
Decades of discrimination have left many women in Democratic Republic of Congo unable to read or write. A new adult literacy program aims to undo the damage. Read more »
October 03, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Rampant Violence Decimates Women's Health Care
In just three months, armed groups in the country's northeast killed nearly 500 civilians. The statistics fail to capture the full scale of the suffering, as limited health care… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Uganda: Lawsuit Targets Police Officers' Shoddy Housing
Thousands of police officers, required to reside in barracks, endure deplorable living conditions. A lawyer is suing the government on their behalf. Read more »