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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

One-third of the dialysis patients at the country’s National Kidney Center came for treatment after working abroad, often at jobs with grueling hours and few water or bathroom breaks in stifling heat.

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.