African manhood is broken – and it’s costing women their lives
Femicide is surging across the continent. Without cultural reform led by men themselves, more lives will be lost.
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Recent rescue of worshippers in Migori opens wounds of 2023 Shakahola Forest ‘massacre’ during which 429 people died.
Ngugi’s work critiqued both British colonialism in Kenya and postcolonial Kenyan society.
Amid the capitulation of legislatures and elections rendered meaningless, grassroots organising can save democracy.
East African rights groups condemn Tanzania after Agather Atuhaire was found at the Ugandan border.
![Agather Atuhaire (C) of Uganda receiving the International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award by the former US First Lady Jill Biden (L) and the former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) [File: EPA-EFE]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12074364-1747991819.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Foreign forces continue to push conservative agendas on Africans under the veneer of ‘defending’ African tradition.
Two Belgian teens caught with 5,000 rare ants in Kenya were sentenced to 12 months in prison or a fine of $7,700.
![Belgian nationals Lornoy David, center, and Seppe Lodewijckx, right, walk out of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya on May 7, 2025. [Brian Inganga/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-1746641950.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A BBC documentary on security forces killing protesters ignited a firestorm in Kenya – but not for what it revealed.
Charles Ong’ondo Were had complained his life was in danger before attack, local reports say.
Police are investigating the killing of Kenyan MP Charles Ong’ondo Were, who was shot dead in his car in Nairobi.
