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How trust returned to Rwanda, for most but not all
Conflict breaks trust. Genocidal violence obliterates it. Violent conflict always leads to a wide array of devastation. People are killed, infrastructure is destroyed, and ... -
Tanzania elections: Opposition report widespread nomination interference
Many ruling party candidates look set to run unopposed in Tanzania’s October elections after opposition nominees were blocked from registering. Numerous nominated opposition politicians ... -
Sex workers face a dilemma: to work or not during COVID-19
Kenyan sex workers are being forced to choose between their health and their livelihoods. Atieno* has been a sex worker for six years. A soft-spoken ... -
Trickster or survivor? The rise of the muyaaye in Uganda
Presidential hopeful Bobi Wine is seen as one. So are many hustlers, thieves and thugs-for-hire. But what is a muyaaye? “Eh!, I remember in ... -
“Are you sure you still want to go?” Travelling on a Sudanese passport
As an Arab-African, Muslim, female, solo traveller, identity is one of the first stumbling blocks to getting a visa to go anywhere. This is ... -
Why I’m running for the Zanzibar presidency, again
Since 1995, Seif Sharif Hamad has come extremely close to winning Zanzibar’s often disputed elections. In October, he’ll run for a sixth time. On ... -
Uganda’s COVID-19 neglect of minorities is bad for everyone
The government should both support the country’s religious minorities and be open to learning from their unique wells of expertise. Read all our COVID-19 ... -
I cry, not for Nkurunziza, but for the lives he broke
I cry for the country we could have had these past five years, for the blood that could have been spared, for the memories ... -
Nairobi evicts 8,000 people amidst a pandemic and curfew
Kenyan authorities demolished hundreds of homes last month, leaving thousands homeless and without any support. In early May, Kenyan authorities evicted more than 8,000 ... -
Kenya: We cannot police ourselves out of the pandemic
From early on, the government treated COVID-19 as a law enforcement rather than public health issue. It has a long way to go to ...