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‘This thing almost killed me’

Africa Daniel Ominde - 6 Dec 2020

Daniel Ominde was young, fit and healthy. He thought he would be safe from Covid-19. He was wrong. This is his story . . .

Malawi court judges win global prize

Africa Golden Matonga - 28 Oct 2020

Members of the small African country’s judiciary took a stand for democracy to international approval

Why we must fight to secure places for more women and young people in politics

Africa Nic Cheeseman & Winihin Jemide - 30 Sep 2020

Too often, governments talk the talk on gender equality, but fail to walk the walk

‘Insult’ arrest kicks off poll race in Kenya

Africa Patrick Gathara - 25 Sep 2020

MPs’ detention may signal the silencing of dissent and a bid to railroad changes to the Constitution

Kenyan cops cash in on Covid-19

Africa Muthoni Gitonga - 5 Sep 2020

The ‘unmasked’ are arrested during early morning patrols, taken to police stations and charged a ‘bond’

Pandemic-induced human rights violations a double tragedy to humanity

Africa Webster Zambara - 6 Jul 2020

The conflation of human rights violations and a pandemic leave the most vulnerable marginalised. Equitable and democratic societies are needed to fight against this

Meet refugee camp’s ‘Corona Guy’

Africa Ismail Einashe - 18 Jun 2020

One radio presenter is using the airwaves to bring vital facts about the virus to Dadaab’s 217 000 residents

On the road with East African truck drivers

Africa Simon Mkina, Godfrey Kimono & David Mono Danga - 1 Jun 2020

In East Africa, truck drivers are being attacked, robbed and used as diplomatic footballs

How coronavirus is affecting Kenya’s hearing impaired citizens

Africa Njeri Kimani - 5 May 2020

A deaf man in Kenya spread the message of Covid-19 when he realised a million hearing impaired people were left out of the conversation

Covid-19 in Africa: The good news and the bad

Africa Judd Devermont & Simon Allison - 2 May 2020

What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum

Dramatic changes are coming to newsrooms across Africa

Article Christoph Plate - 29 Apr 2020

The pandemic could deliver a crippling blow to media houses across the continent

Covid-19 and the call for solidarity: Challenges for informal settlements

Article Hloniphile Simelane - 12 Apr 2020

It is difficult for residents of informal settlements to follow guidelines to prevent Covid-19 transmission, such as hand-washing, in the absence of access to water. It is governments’ responsibility to provide these basic services

Kenya’s government can’t tackle the pandemic alone. It needs civil society

Africa Patrick Gathara - 3 Apr 2020

Kenya’s government has excluded nongovernmental organisations and other groups such as churches from its emergency decision-making. This is a mistake

Hand washing, emergency loans and panic buying: How one Kenyan city is preparing

Africa Njeri Kimani - 20 Mar 2020

There have been no reported cases of the coronavirus in Nakuru, Kenya’s third-largest city. But life here has already changed

Why courts can’t save democracy in Africa

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 19 Mar 2020

Recent judgments in Kenya and Malawi are encouraging. But democratic reform is impossible unless presidents and electoral commissions play their part

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Latest articles on Uhuru Kenyatta

‘This thing almost killed me’

Malawi court judges win global prize

Why we must fight to secure places for more women and young people in politics

‘Insult’ arrest kicks off poll race in Kenya

Kenyan cops cash in on Covid-19

Pandemic-induced human rights violations a double tragedy to humanity

Meet refugee camp’s ‘Corona Guy’

On the road with East African truck drivers

How coronavirus is affecting Kenya’s hearing impaired citizens

Covid-19 in Africa: The good news and the bad

Dramatic changes are coming to newsrooms across Africa

Covid-19 and the call for solidarity: Challenges for informal settlements

Kenya’s government can’t tackle the pandemic alone. It needs civil society

Hand washing, emergency loans and panic buying: How one Kenyan city is preparing

Why courts can’t save democracy in Africa

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