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Turning the weapon on the attacker: Monica Geingos shared a video in which she spoke about the harassment and abuse she has faced, particularly online, adding that when women speak out on gender abuse ‘there is always a backlash’. Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images/Concordia Summit

Namibia’s first lady Monica Geingos fights social media trolls

When Monica Geingos became first lady of Namibia she received a deluge of abuse, but she extinguishes it by holding it up to the light.

Samira Sawlani
The Continent

Repressive: At least 80 people were injured in Eswatini on 20 October 20 when security forces cracked down on pro-democracy protests in the kingdom. (AFP/Getty Images)

AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS

Little justice for gender-based violence cases in Eswatini

A report details how medical and legal shortages and discrimination curtails survivors’ rights

Shaazia Ebrahim