Giving Victims of Rape a Tool to Report
Reported rapes in Nigeria have tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic to a few thousand, but the U.N. Children’s Fund says one in four girls have been victims of sexual violence – meaning countless thousands of rapes are going unreported. A Nigerian programmer has created an application for rape survivors to report the attacks and seek […]
South African Athlete Takes Her Fight to Compete to the Human Rights Court in Europe
Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners. Semenya is not allowed to compete in events between 400m and a mile without taking testosterone-reducing drugs, following a 2019 rule change by governing body World Athletics. The 30-year-old South African lost […]
With More Awareness Additive Manufacturing Could be a Lifesaver for Many African States
3D printing is a technology that’s forecast to change the world. Already several fortune 500 companies – such as Siemens, General Electric, and Boeing – have invested in it. In more developed countries, 3D printing is already being introduced into design work flows by several manufacturing giants. However, in less developed countries like Nigeria, little […]
Blantyre Pushes Ahead with Controversial Bill
A bill to liberalise Malawi’s abortion laws will be debated by MPs on Thursday in the face of opposition from faith groups. If passed, the termination of pregnancy bill would allow abortions when a woman’s mental or physical health is in danger, in cases of rape and incest, and when there are serious foetal abnormalities. […]
Ghana Shuts Down LGBTQI Centre Before it Even Opened
A recently-opened center for the LGBTQI+ community in Ghana, has been shut down after it was raided by security forces in the West African country Wednesday. Alex Kofi Donkor, who heads the center named ‘LGBT+ Rights Ghana’ in the country’s capital, Accra, told CNN Thursday that he is now concerned for his safety after the […]
AU Backs Calls for Drugmakers to Waive Some Intellectual Property Rights on COVID-19 Medicines
South Africa and India, which both manufacture drugs and vaccines, made the proposal at the World Trade Organization (WTO) last year, arguing that intellectual property (IP) rules were hindering the urgent scale-up of vaccine production and provision of medical products to some patients. They have faced opposition from some developed nations, but the backing of […]
