Kenya Bans First Kenyan-Made Film At Cannes Because It Has LGBT Characters
The Kenya Film Classification Board declared that the film, a love story between two Kenyan women, seeks to normalize homosexuality.
Two Kenyan Rugby Players Have Been Charged With Raping A Woman
The woman, whose Instagram story about the alleged attack went viral, said that she became pregnant as a result.
Two People Have Reportedly Died And Several Others Beaten And Jailed Because They Oppose Their President Serving Until 2034
A Human Rights Watch report says that 19 people in Burundi have been silenced since December.
Five Rangers Have Been Killed In The Deadliest-Ever Attack In Africa's Oldest Wildlife Sanctuary
DR Congo's Virunga park was the subject of a 2014 Netflix documentary.
A Kenyan Politician Who Was Held In A Bathroom Says He Was Beaten, Drugged, And Deported To Dubai
Miguna Miguna has just been deported from his birth country for the second time in as many months, and is currently being treated at a hospital in Dubai.
This Woman Just Became The First Person To Go To Prison For Racism In South Africa
The woman, the first to be sentenced under South African laws criminalizing racist language, called two police officers “kaffirs,” a highly offensive term for black South Africans.
This Man Is Stuck In An Airport And The Entire Country Is Obsessed
Miguna Miguna is camped out at Nairobi's airport, denying he needs a visa to enter his own country, prompting fights between police, the government, and members of the press trying to cover the story.
This Country Just Banned A Humiliating And Painful Exam For Men Suspected Of Being Gay
Forced anal exams are still carried out in several countries despite being considered a degrading form of torture and having no medical merit.
People Are Dragging A Woman For Posting An Offensive Instagram Caption About A Girl In Kenya
The woman tried to defend herself by listing the humanitarian work she has done in Nairobi and calling herself a hero.
Welp, It Turns Out Robert Mugabe Is Actually Still Pretty Mad About Getting Kicked Out Of Office
In his first TV interview since his 37-year rule of Zimbabwe ended, Mugabe said his successor had assumed power illegally.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma Is Facing A Corruption Trial Over An Arms Deal
The charges are all in connection with a $2.5 billion arms deal made in the 1990s. Zuma was forced from office by his own party in February.
The President Of Mauritius May Have To Resign Because She Used The Wrong Credit Card
Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim says the claims that she used an NGO credit card to spend lavishly on herself on trips abroad are false.
These People Are Fighting Laws That Punish LGBT People For Having Sex
A group of activists and human rights lawyers in Kenya are challenging a dated criminal code in a case in which the outcome could have a huge impact across the whole of Africa.
The Politician Who Encouraged Men To Beat Their Wives Now Says He Has The "Highest Respect For Women"
His initial comments came just days after Uganda's president denounced domestic violence on International Women’s Day.
Remember The City That Was On The Brink Of Running Out Of Water? It Now May Not Happen This Year At All.
But people in Cape Town are being urged not to get too comfortable and to continue saving water — otherwise, "Day Zero" could be waiting for them in 2019.
In Just One Day, Politics In These African Countries Completely Changed. Here’s What Comes Next.
South Africa ousted one president and elected another, Ethiopia lost its prime minister, and Zimbabwe’s best-known opposition leader died.
This Is What It Was Like At The African Premiere Of "Black Panther"
"Lupita Nyong'o is one of our heroes. We get to have an amazing opportunity ahead of the rest of the world to say, 'Yeah, we got this.'"
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma Has Resigned From Office. This Is Why.
Embattled South African President Jacob Zuma faced mounting pressure from within his own party to step down amid years of allegations of corruption.
Lupita Nyong’o’s Father Arranged For An Early “Black Panther” Screening In Their Hometown
The most highly anticipated film of the year will make its African debut in the city where one of its stars grew up.
A Lawyer Conducted A Presidential Swearing-In Ceremony For An Opposition Leader. One Week Later, He Was Deported.
The deportation of Miguna Miguna has shocked Kenyans and sparked concern over citizens’ constitutional rights.