Africa: UN Expert Calls for Global Ban On 'Cruel' Conversion Therapy

Conversion therapy takes place in at least 100 countries, according to the U.N. Read more »

Africa: Families Are Major Source of Abuse for Gay Women, Trans People, Report Says

Lesbians, bi women and trans people more likely to face violence from family members than strangers in some countries Read more »

Africa: Idris Elba Sounds Alarm As Pandemic Threatens Food Crisis for Farmers

Idris Elba on Friday called for urgent action and creative solutions to prevent a looming hunger crisis in poor countries, where food production and transport have been disrupted… Read more »

Kenya: Fears for Kenya's Urban Food Supply As Floods Drown Rice

Rice is a staple food in Kenya's urban areas, but with floods destroying young crops in recent weeks and imports restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic, stocks may run short Read more »

Nigeria: Tolerance of Trafficking Protects Nigeria's Trade in Humans

Young migrants willing to risk hazardous journey in the hope of a better life are often victims of human trafficking and enslavement Read more »

Africa: Africa's Female Journalists Use Radio to Dispel Coronavirus Fake News and Sexism

In different African countries, female radio hosts are using their shows to reach rural areas and fight COVID-19 myths Read more »

Kenya: Hope 'Shattered' for Kenya's Forest People Three Years After Landmark Ruling

The African Court on Human and People's Rights ruled Kenya had violated the Ogiek people's right to live in the Mau Forest Read more »

Africa: From Brazil to Kenya, Coronavirus Widows Lose Their Husbands and Then Their Land

With COVID-19, women around the world are being evicted and forced to marry male relatives hungry for land Read more »

Egypt: As Lockdown Clears the Air, Cairo Looks to Keep Pollution Low

Expanded public transit, cleaner fuels and more shared bicycles could help preserve coronavirus-era gains, officials say Read more »

Uganda: Women Fear Food Shortages Will Make Coronavirus and HIV a Deadly Mix

HIV-positive women in Uganda fear for their health as food shortages leave them unable to take medication Read more »

Africa: In Lockdown With Their Abusers - Tackling Gender-Based Violence During the Pandemic

Calls to domestic abuse hotlines have increased worldwide since coronavirus lockdowns began in mid-March Read more »

Kenya: Herb Farmers Crushed By Virus Blow to Exports

For many farmers in Kenya, a bout of prolonged rain and flooding, as the East African nation has experienced since March, can wipe out a whole season of crops. But for herb grower… Read more »

Africa: Coronavirus Holds Up a Mirror to Hidden Gaslighting Abuse

The doubt and confusion sown by the pandemic echoes insidious gaslighting used by abusive partners Read more »

Africa: We Must Protect Women From Sexual Violence During Coronavirus Lockdown and Beyond

Women are often on the frontlines of those most vulnerable during crisis situations. They are targets of gender-based violence (GBV) in war, conflict, economic crises, disasters,… Read more »

Africa: African Countries Get New Tool to Predict Climate-Related Disasters

Most African countries have lacked good forecasting methods as weather becomes increasingly extreme Read more »

Somalia: 'Massive' Rise in FGM During Lockdown and Ramadan

Plan International says crisis is undermining efforts to end the ancient practice in Somalia which has the world's highest FGM rate Read more »

Africa: South Africa Prepares to Protect Groundwater From Coronavirus Mass Graves

Authorities are trying to ensure a surge in deaths doesn't lead to unplanned mass burials that could contaminate water supplies Read more »

Kenya: Juliani Stages Online Concert to Highlight COVID-19 Divide

Popular Kenyan hip hop artist Juliani will stage an online concert on Sunday to draw attention to the social inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused multiple… Read more »

Ethiopia: Hundreds of Girls Rescued from Child Marriage as Coronavirus Closes Schools

No more child brides? Ethiopia's efforts to end child marriages could be undermined by the new coronavirus Read more »

South Sudan: First War, Now COVID-19 Threaten People in Crowded Camp

Two people have tested positive in a crowded South Sudanese camp housing 30,000 people Read more »

Africa: Coronavirus Puts 4 Million Girls At Risk of Child Marriage

Campaigners warn that the pandemic could undo decades of work to end child marriage Read more »

Africa: To Build Truly Inclusive Economies, Disability Needs to Be Part of the Conversation

Executives need to look beyond narrow accessibility issues, and realise diversity is good for society and business Read more »

Eritrea: Activists Sue EU for Funding Roads Built With 'Forced Labour'

The lawsuit accuses the EU of funding road renovations carried out by national service conscripts subjected to forced labour Read more »

Uganda: Court Allows Lawyers to See LGBT+ People Jailed Over Coronavirus

The 19 LGBT+ youth are due in court on May 18 but have had no access to legal counsel Read more »

Morocco: Instagram Influencer Apologises for Role in Outing of Gay Men

Gay men in Morocco were blackmailed and thrown out of family homes, after Naoufal Moussa, known as Sofia Taloni, told her Instagram followers to download dating apps to find them Read more »