At face value, any public action the Kenyan government takes to show that it’s listening to its citizens is important – but it’s only a first step.
- Professor of Feminist and Security Studies, SOAS, University of London
Men who distance themselves from cases of femicide need to help address the toxic masculinity that feeds the violence.
Significant transitions in Kenya have occurred through the voices of the masses rather than formal political structures.
The Ugandan law is one of a spate of laws across Africa that are said to protect the heterosexual African family.
She blazed a trail for Black women athletes – despite the challenges they face in sport and society.
The centrality of religion as a governing principle is cause for concern given the reversals of women’s rights seen globally.
Kenya’s LGBTI community continues to face the deadly consequences of homophobia, transphobia and biphobia.
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