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Lydia Namubiru, The Continent
Lydia Namubiru, a Ugandan journalist, writes about public policy and the budding technology ecosystem in the East African region. She also teaches data journalism at The African Centre for Media Excellence in Kampala. She holds a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Sudan: A poisoned palace in a violent stalemate
Despite dramatic shifts in the frontlines, neither side is anywhere near the ‘total military victory’ wanted by Sudan’s warring generals.
Big Agriculture is watching critics, pesticides and GMO food
A new investigation details a covert campaign that companies such as Monsanto, now Bayer, and Syngenta waged against critics who threatened its profit
How Wall Street profits from African debt and resource extraction
Companies owned by global investment firms mine Africa and take the profits. Cash-strapped governments then borrow from the same firms at high interest
Protests in African nations have more than doubled in the past five years
Struggling economies on the continent are leaving many unable to afford basic staples
Dams burst, bridges washed-away and lives lost in Kenya floods
The worst floods in 30 years took the country by surprise
Kenyan women rage in battle for their lives
There has been a surge in cases of femicide, with media reporting 14 cases of women murdered in January alone
Loss and damage climate fund: Rich countries give with one hand, take with the other
If history is anything to go by, a lot of the money will go to consultancies and organisations in the global north
How Africa weathers the climate storm
To avert complete climate catastrophe, African countries need at least $277 billion per year in additional climate finance
Facebook offers African moderators a pitiful severance
The deal offered to Africans is eight times lower than that given to Meta’s staff
Amazing Africans of the year show world how to achieve true greatness
Here are some of the people who made it in worlds as diverse as entertainment, sport and politics — and made a difference on the continent
African governments silent after Glencore pleads guilty to grand corruption
Little has been done on the continent to investigate the Swiss mining, energy and commodity trading giant
Omicron variant: The West finds yet another reason to keep Africans out
Thanks to the Omicron variant, it is harder than ever for Africans to travel – even though public health experts say the restrictions make no sense
East Africa’s ‘lucrative’ conversion therapy industry
A six-month investigation reveals ‘degrading and discriminatory’ treatment at health centres in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
‘Pro-family’ campaigners ignore pregnant women dying during Covid lockdowns
Conservative groups are fighting efforts to expand African women’s access to healthcare. Do they care about women all the time, or only when they’re procreating?
Sex workers abandoned as Covid-19 crackdowns undo Africa’s HIV efforts
Controlling Covid-19 may worsen Africa’s HIV epidemic by stopping state and civil society health services built up over 35 years