Decades after the country introduced quotas, phantom candidacies and political deals still stifle women’s representation.

Women who lived through Indonesia’s anti-communist terror blend art and protest to block government plans that would honor ...

Months after an informal settlement’s demolition, the site is under development as displaced residents grapple with ...

The issue doesn’t affect Kyambogo University alone. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, in October 2019 security ...

United by grief, they’re fighting to make the former president answer for extrajudicial killings during his campaign against ...

Four teenage girls have invented a urine-powered generator to create safer and more access to electricity.

The short-lived sale is just the latest example in a long line of inconsistent policies, says Ithiel Mavesere, a lecturer in ...

A 2019 change in funding to prevent fraud has hampered universities' abilities to update equipment and to offer certain programs. Medical programs are particularly affected.

Fishermen bemoan dwindling catches as contamination by industrial waste and other pollutants raises concerns about the safety of food and drinking water.

Politically connected people convicted of serious crimes often leave prison early, thanks to sentence commutations. Now, a growing uproar has put all pardons on hold.

On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, this five-part series looks at how governments in the region struggle to rein in the bloodshed – and the many ways women fight for ...

In East Africa, concerns for food security are quickly followed by concerns for food sovereignty. And in Uganda, farmers worry they won’t have a say.