Africa News In Kenya, five suspects appeared in court on Monday accused of involvement in the death of a prominent LGBTQ campaigner. The body of Edwin Kiprotich Kipruto, popularly known as Edwin Chiloba, 25, was found last week stuffed in a metal box on a roadside in western Kenya. The family of the victim want to see justice Read more…
The Continent – By Mail & Guardian 9 Oct 2021 When Cleopatra Kambugu received the notification that her new identity document was ready, she wasn’t sure exactly what it would say. She went to collect it, and there it was: the letter “F”. “It’s a huge milestone,” she said. “It’s not my Read more…
By Megha Mohan Gender and identity correspondent 29 April 2020 International transgender rights groups are warning global coronavirus lockdown restrictions have led to trans people being denied healthcare. Many have had surgeries delayed, and some are struggling to access hormone therapy and counselling services. Gender reassignment surgeries have been delayed Read more…
Simon Allison 12 Mar 2020 | Mail & Guardian African Union staff have accused their boss of corruption, cronyism and a total collapse of leadership. They say that AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat is involved in a “mafia-style” cartel that operates with impunity at the highest levels of the Read more…
Neela Ghoshal: Senior Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program “In short, we are dying,” Victor, a 25-year-old gay man in Tanzania, summed up his story when we spoke in mid-2018. He had just outlined the litany of measures Tanzania’s government had taken to deny lesbian, gay, bisexual and Read more…