Citizengo

African values under threat: African Commission must defend them

US anti-rights groups are working against inclusivity, non-racism and decolonisation

Khanyo Farise

Anti-abortion, and pro family activists hold placards during a prayer rally organized by CitizenGo, to protest against an abortion agenda at the ICPD25 (International Conference on Population and Development) being held in Nairobi, on November 14, 2019. (Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images)

AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE

2 MAR 2022

How a Spanish right-wing group incited a moral storm in Kenya

What looked like a grassroots movement against reproductive rights, was probably orchestrated by Spanish conservative right-wing group CitizenGO

Amy Fallon & Andrew Arinaitwe, The Continent

4 min read

Could it be that these campaigners don’t care about women’s well-being and only want to control their bodies by reducing their reproductive health options so they give birth at whatever cost to their health?

ABORTION

10 SEP 2020

‘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?

Lydia Namubiru, The Continent
Arya Karijo

4 min read