Quarantine debates in Zanzibar conjure memories of colonial racial segregationRacial segregation shaped public health policies Written by Jessica Ott29 May 2020
Côte d'Ivoire withdraws from African Court on Human and People's RightsThe withdrawal from the court is a setback to democracy Written by Abdoulaye BahTranslated by Adam Long29 May 2020
Mozambique revokes decree that imposed exorbitant fees on journalist accreditationSome say the decree's purpose was to restrict coverage of the 2018- 2019 electionsWritten by Dércio TsandzanaTranslated by Dércio Tsandzana29 May 2020
A Yorùbá language activist strives for linguistic diversity in digital spaces Adéṣinà Ọmọ Yoòbá advocates for Yorùbá rights online Written by Adéṣínà Ọmọ Yoòbá27 May 2020
Southern African leaders meet to address urgent security threats in Mozambique'The region must avoid a purely militarized approach'Written by Kudzai Chimhangwa, Dércio Tsandzana26 May 2020
How identity-driven conflicts fuel Ethiopia's incendiary social media rhetoricAn army of social media personalities stoke inflammatory content Written by Endalkachew Chala25 May 2020
Burundi voted — but will the political situation change?The election took place amid longstanding security concernsWritten by Liam Anderson22 May 2020
From counterterrorism to counter-COVID-19, governments use crises to impose continuous states of emergency in the Middle EastEmergency powers carry the risk of undermining rule of lawWritten by Saoussen Ben Cheikh22 May 2020
Women in Nigeria face a caustic landmine of political advocacy online#BringBackOurGirls and #ArewaMeToo reshaped political activism in NigeriaWritten by Nwachukwu Egbunike19 May 2020
How a football team from Cameroon’s conflict-stricken regions defied all odds to win a maiden national trophy'With all those negative factors ... PWD broke all odds.'Written by Ekonde Daniel18 May 2020
Nigerian pastor spreads COVID-19 conspiracies and disinformation'Oyakhilome has been all kinds of messy this COVID-19 season'Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike15 May 2020
Women journalists in Uganda carry ‘double burden’ with online attacks and harassmentBeing a woman and a journalist is a double threatWritten by Sandra Aceng15 May 2020
Cameroon’s 3-year separatist crisis: Online threats, attacks on identity and freedom of expressionA year-long internet shutdown in English-speaking regions stifled dissentWritten by Ekonde Daniel15 May 2020
Truck drivers blamed for spread of COVID-19 in East AfricaTruck drivers are the heartbeat of regional trade Written by Amanda Lichtenstein, Pernille Baerendtsen15 May 2020
In Burundi, four journalists jailed for months await appealThe journalists were accused of threatening state security Written by Liam Anderson15 May 2020
Mali holds elections despite COVID-19 pandemic and terrorist threatsThese elections were held under unique circumstancesWritten by Abdoulaye BahTranslated by Laura14 May 2020
Amid COVID-19 pandemic in Niger, government violates whistleblowers’ freedom of speechA journalist is detained after mentioning the pandemic on FacebookWritten by Abdoulaye BahTranslated by Stephanie Phaneuf12 May 2020
Promoting coronavirus education through indigenous languages'We are focusing on marginalized oral languages'Written by Subhashish Panigrahi11 May 2020
Benin's partial withdrawal from African Charter of Human Rights is a retreat from democracyThe court is 'once again the target of political attacks'Written by Abdoulaye BahTranslated by Adam Long7 May 2020
Mozambique gets creative with handmade anti-virus gearMozambique has just one ventilator per every 1 million inhabitantsWritten by Alexandre NhampossaTranslated by Ayoola Alabi4 May 2020
COVID-19, locusts and floods: East Africa's triple dilemma'Coronavirus could kill, but hunger kills many more people'Written by Amanda Lichtenstein4 May 2020