Africa: New Book On African Inequalities Challenges Policy Makers
[UCT] Scholars from an African research centre hosted by the University of Cape Town (UCT) are key contributors to a new book that aims to shape global discussions and discourses on Africa’s inequality challenges. This multi-institution collaborative w…
Namibia: Academic Condescension, Dubious Impulses in Genocide Volume
[Namibian] Academics Martha Akawa, Andreas Eckl and Matthias Häussler offer a collection of pieces in ‘An Unresolved Issue: Genocide in Colonial Namibia’, published by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Windhoek.
South Africa: Can Old Racists Change? Book Tracks Seven Years in a South African Nursing Home
[The Conversation Africa] God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End is a beautifully written and intimate book about the characters in an old age home in South Africa. To write it, anthropologist Casey Golomski spent seven years travelling bet…
South Africa: How South African Women Navigate Gender Issues on TikTok
[allAfrica] The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has released its latest report, Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny TikTok Analytics and Narrative Update in South Africa, on the online conversation regarding gender-based violence and …
South Africa: Cape Town Secures Historic Bid to Host WorldPride 2028
[allAfrica] We are excited to share the momentous news that Cape Town Pride has officially won the bid to host WorldPride 2028. This significant event is a global celebration of LGBTQ+ pride and rights, marking a pivotal milestone not only for the LGBT…
West Africa: Ecowas Commission Roll-Up Sleeves to Curb Trafficking in Persons
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Monday, October 14, 2024, begins its 16th Annual Meeting of the Regional Network of National Focal Institutions against Trafficking in Persons plus (RNNI-TIP+) in Mo…
Namibia: Namibia’s Art Scene Has Been Built By Unsung Heroes – Like Queer Artist Jo Rogge
[The Conversation Africa] A week after the opening of their solo exhibition So She Was Turned To a Pillar of Salt at The Project Room in Windhoek, Jo Rogge also facilitated a workshop for aspiring female artists at the gallery. Squeezing in a workshop …
South Africa: Rights Group Pledges Action After Limpopo Farm Murders – South African News Briefs – September 05, 2024
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Angola: Authorities Must Release TikToker Arbitrarily Detained for One Year
[AI London] Responding to the news that Angolan TikToker Ana da Silva Miguel, also known as Neth Nahara, has now spent one year behind bars for criticizing President João Lourenço in a TikTok video, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Dir…
Nigeria: World Day Against Trafficking – Oloture, Mvera, Other African Films Highlighting Modern-Day Slavery
[Premium Times] These films provide compelling narratives and crucial tools for educating and informing the public about human trafficking.