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President Yoweri Museveni signed Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act in February 2014. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)

Kenya Seen as Refuge From Uganda's Anti-Gay Hostility

Despite offering a less repressive environment, Kenya too bans homosexual acts.

Kenyan Media: Self-Censorship or Common Sense?

News outlets argue they wanted to avoid providing a platform for possible incitement.

Key Rights Report in Spotlight After Kenya Violence

Analysts believe recommendations in key report could reduce tensions which have surfaced after recent bloodshed.

Fifteen AU states need to ratify the treaty before the court can be set up. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

African Court Comes With In-Built Impunity

Granting top officials immunity from prosecution is likely to restrict Western donor support.

New Plan for Land Reform in Kenya

Questions raised about emphasis on traditional methods to resolve ownership disputes.

Dangerous Talk in Kenya

Under-resourced commission struggles to curb dangerous rhetoric, which has increased following recent violence.

Courtside

Prosecutors Say Nairobi Still Withholding Evidence

Defence team counters that requests for information are no more than “fishing expedition”.

Courtside

Kenya: Post-Election Arson in Rift Valley Was "Planned"

Latest prosecution witness continues narrative of how violence unfolded after 2007 election.

ICC Trust Fund for Victims to Visit Kenya

Prospect of aid is welcomed, but those who suffered wonder why it has taken so long to begin assessing their needs.

Global Voices: Africa

Voices for Change, Africa project

Tanzania: Inside the Trade in Body Parts Driving FGM

Kenya Allows Safe Abortion. So Why Are Women Dying?

Ghana: How Community Media Defied Pressure Over Vast Mine Deal

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A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

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Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”

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Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

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Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

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Harsh Victory at Position X

Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?

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Behind the Wheel in a Macho City

Some women face Adana's male-dominated traffic chaos for a living.

Karine (not her real name) was 15 when she realised that the male body she was born into was not hers. She moved from the rural community she grew up in to the capital Yerevan to be free to be herself. Unlinke many people in her community she was able to find a stable job as a hairdresser and manicurist. © Anahit Zakaryan

Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

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Interview: The War on Disinformation

Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.