Hakainde Hichilema’s remarkable comeback
When 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram from a remote area in Nigeria, the world called for their rescue. A new book, Bring Back Our Girls: The Untold Story of the Global Search for Nigeria’s Missing Schoolgirls, gives the details of how 164 were freed.
The stunning scenery of Malawi’s only mountain is a drawcard for local and foreign visitors
The arrival of a foreign mining company in Kono, a diamond-rich district in the east of Sierra Leone, had a devastating impact on the local community – and their attempts to seek justice have been frustrated at every turn.
Despite the high levels of violence against women, South Africa is undergoing a feminist revolution, according to activists
Nchini Kenya, janga la corona lilizidisha visa vya unyanyasaji wa nyumbani, ila tatizo hilo limekuwepo na wahasiriwa wamekua wakisaidiwa na watu.
This story is published as part of a seriessupported by the IIE Community Justice Project Kenya: Don’t be silent Chinese mining company accused of ‘ruining’ Sierra Leone village Giving Rwandan refugees a voice One man’s fight against human trafficking in Malawi Fuelling South Africa’s feminist revolution To read this story in English, click here. Mapambano […]
Access to justice for refugees begins with putting their issues on the national agenda
A man who took on cellphone data regulators over out-of-bundle rates is featured in this edition of a series on human rights defenders in the SADC region
The government’s sudden ban of Twitter could jeopardise one of the country’s most promising industries
The invasive salvinia fern is taking over the nation’s largest lake; now all hope rests with a tiny alien bug
Opposition leaders find it hard to fight dictators from abroad, but may place their families in danger when returning home