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British charity Comic Relief stops sending celebs to Africa after ‘white saviour’ furore
By Reuters,
1108, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
British charity Comic Relief said on Wednesday that it will stop sending celebrities to Africa to raise funds following criticism that figures like si...
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Renee Ngamau leads fight to save Nairobi’s playgrounds and public spaces
By Reuters,
1457, October 20, 2020 (EAT)
It's hard to keep up with Renee Ngamau. From mentoring women entrepreneurs to campaigning against police brutality, the Kenyan lawyer, businesswome...
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Sudan makes FGM a crime in ‘new era’ for women’s rights
By Reuters,
1210, May 1, 2020 (EAT)
Sudan has criminalised female genital mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail, a move campaigners said ushered in a “new era...
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From #Heels4Pads to free sanitary products at Nuria: Tribute to Jackline Chepng’eno
By Rachel Ombaka,
1211, February 27, 2020 (EAT)
The horrifying story of Jackline Chepng'eno, who committed suicide after she was shamed for soiling her dress when she got her first period, has ignit...
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LGBT+ campaigner bids to become Tunisia’s first openly gay president
By Reuters,
1036, July 10, 2019 (EAT)
A Tunisian politician vying to become his country's first openly gay president has said he will push to decriminalize gay sex and insisted his candida...
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Internet shutdowns mushroom across Africa
By VOA,
905, February 2, 2019 (EAT)
The last two years have been grim for internet access on the African continent, according to analyst Robert Besseling of risk-assessment firm EXX Afri...
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R. Kelly scandal: A timeline
By CNN,
1158, January 12, 2019 (EAT)
The recent Lifetime docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly" sparked renewed interest in allegations of sexual misconduct by the singer. But the accusations...
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Under the shadow of Asia Bibi: Life as a Christian in Pakistan
By CNN,
2122, November 15, 2018 (EAT)
It's been over 10 days since Asia Bibi, a Catholic woman, was acquitted on charges of blasphemy by Pakistan's Supreme Court on the October 31. Bibi...
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A country in freefall, with half its population at risk of famine. All because of an avoidable war
By CNN,
1353, November 10, 2018 (EAT)
Hunger became starvation and is about to lurch into famine. A failing state failed and an economic crisis became a catastrophe. An insurgency became a...
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Seductive power of uniforms and cult dress codes
By CNN,
1457, July 7, 2018 (EAT)
While most of us have never fallen prey to a cult, that doesn't mean we've escaped their allure entirely. Many of us are still captivated by the my...
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Congo citizens pay Ksh18,000 for passports, sending millions abroad
By Reuters,
926, April 18, 2017 (EAT)
One day in November 2015, President Joseph Kabila visited his foreign ministry and smiled broadly as a computer took his photograph and fingerprints. ...
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Hollywood producers name ‘La La Land’ the year’s best film
By Reuters,
1143, January 29, 2017 (EAT)
Hollywood producers named the musical "La La Land" the best film of 2016 on Saturday at a ceremony marked by criticism of President Donald Trump's imm...
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Actress Shailene Woodley arrested at North Dakota pipeline protest
By Reuters,
905, October 11, 2016 (EAT)
Actress Shailene Woodley was arrested in North Dakota on Monday while protesting a planned pipeline that Native Americans say will desecrate sacred la...
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Egypt arrests Facebook page administrators
By Agencies,
1810, January 14, 2016 (EAT)
Egyptian security forces have arrested the administrators of 47 Facebook pages that the interior ministry says are run by the outlawed Muslim Brotherh...
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