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  • Migrant works on a construction site in Qatar. Credit: ILO/Apex Image.
    EconomyTop storyUganda

    Our solidarity as Muslims must be with Qatar’s migrant workers

    By Yasin Kakande
    December 9, 2022
    Oppression and abuse is un-Islamic. We should call on FIFA and Qatar to compensate workers and their families for the abuses they sustained. During ...
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  • Two women from the Ndebele tribe wait for the start of an initiation ceremony. Credit: UN Photo/P.
    Climate crisisTop story

    Why 30×30 would be the worst possible outcome of COP15

    By Fiore Longo
    December 8, 2022
    The plan to turn 30% of the earth into Protected Areas is based on a deeply unscientific and racist logic. On my first field ...
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  • EconomySomalilandTop story

    The making of a global port, and the unmaking of a people

    By Nasir M. Ali, Jutta Bakonyi & May Darwich
    December 1, 2022
    Having survived centuries of successive governments, colonialism and war, have Berbera’s dockworkers finally met their match? Somaliland’s dockworkers have been part of the unique ...
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  • Ghana's LGBTQ community feels increasingly fearful after an anti-gay bill was proposed in 2021.
    GhanaPoliticsSocietyTop story

    Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill sparks spike in “legally sanctioned” extortion

    By Ohotuowo Ogbeche
    November 29, 2022
    Since the law was proposed, instances of violence  – including seemingly organised crime – against Ghana’s queer community have increased. Last year, Ghana’s parliament ...
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  • Two young fishermen repair their nets sitting on their dug out canoe. Tanga, Tanzania.
    EconomySocietyTanzaniaTop story

    “Kids tell us it’s pointless”: Tanga’s hidden histories of land and sea

    By Thembi Mutch
    November 23, 2022
    Through years of conversation, rarely heard stories of hope, regret and resilience – which destabilise typical development tropes – emerged. Speak to the people ...
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  • Frontline communities, Indigenous groups and climate activists say no to false solutions at COP27 outcomes. Credit: Madeleine Race, Friends of the Earth International
    Climate crisisTop story

    What did COP27 achieve (and fail to achieve)?

    By Imraan Valodia & Julia Taylor
    November 22, 2022
    The climate negotiations made progress on loss and damage, but failed to address the central challenge of reducing carbon emissions. There were high expectations ...
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  • Agroecology is the solution needed to tackle emissions from agriculture at COP27.
    Climate crisisTop story

    Agroecology is the African-led solution we need from COP27

    By Sena Alouka
    November 11, 2022
    Industrialised agriculture is big driver of emissions. Agroecology is sustainable, resilient, high yield, and gives farmers sovereignty. It is a welcome shift to see ...
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  • The social justice movement in Kenya includes about 70 centres across the country, including in Mathare, Nairobi. Credit: Ninara.
    KenyaPoliticsTop story

    “A struggle in a struggle”: Patriarchy in Kenya’s social justice movement

    By Lena Anyuolo
    November 9, 2022
    Sexism is depleting activist movements, silencing women’s voices, and leading to burnout. Yet it is hardly spoken about. When Irene Asuwa first found out ...
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  • The peace deal brings hope that two years of devastating war in Ethiopia could be coming to an end. Credit: Rod Waddington.
    EthiopiaPoliticsTop story

    Who can trust the Ethiopia peace deal?

    By Mohamed Kheir Omer
    November 8, 2022
    While many have celebrated the ceasefire agreement, some prominent Tigrayan groups see it as a surrender.  After two years of devastating war, Ethiopia’s federal ...
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  • Those who migrate (or Japa) in Nigeria often keep plans secret until they are complete.
    NigeriaSocietyTop story

    Why are Nigerians keeping migration plans secret from their friends?

    By Kingsley Charles
    November 8, 2022
    Many relationships have suffered as people planning to leave Nigeria only inform their nearest and dearest once they’ve already gone.  On the morning of ...
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