People Are Upset About This Photo Ellen DeGeneres Tweeted While Traveling In East Africa
People are saying the image is an example of “poverty porn.”
WhatsApp Users In Uganda Are Going To Have To Pay A New Daily Tax
The government says the tax will help generate revenue to provide better services, but people think it’s just a scheme to suppress free speech.
Health Officials Say It’s Too Soon To Freak Out About Ebola In The Democratic Republic Of Congo — For Now
Experts and people working on the ground are still hopeful the outbreak can be contained before it reaches catastrophic levels.
Burundi Just Voted To Allow Its President To Serve Until 2034
Human rights groups worry that the other changes to Burundi's constitution could deepen ethnic tensions and fuel more civil unrest.
A University Library Has Said Sorry For An "Unofficial" Flyer Warning Women Students Not To Dress “Half Naked”
The leaflet said the way women dressed was “disturbing the male students.” But a librarian told BuzzFeed News the flyer was fake.
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.