'Intersex' is counted in Kenya's census — but is this a victory?
Kenya completed the colossal effort to conduct its decennial census and for the first time, it included a new gender category: intersex. Activists hope this will set a precedent for intersex rights in Kenya and around the globe.
Tested But Untreated
With new efforts to eradicate the virus worldwide, and millions in US and foreign funding every year, some say the end of HIV/AIDS is near.
But those same efforts are having the opposite effect in Uganda, where poor planning, lack of donor accountability and chronic budget gaps are leaving thousands of patients without treatment and US and Ugandan policymakers washing their hands of responsibility.
As results show an incumbent victory, Kenya protests turn deadly
Violent demonstrations erupted across Nairobi, just one day after Kenyans elected their next president.
Drought in the Horn of Africa
In 2017, the Horn of Africa was in the grip of a severe drought. With several seasons of unusually low rain, crops began to fail and food insecurity grew.
I traveled to Northern Kenya to document the devastation of climate change and the lifesaving work of Oxfam, one of the only organizations providing direct relief in the remote region.
As drought conditions worsen, famine looms over Kenya
In Kenya’s Rift Valley, known as the breadbasket of the country, almost one-third of the population is suffering from acute malnutrition; an ongoing drought and recent infighting ahead of August’s presidential elections are only worsening an already dire situation.
Waiting to die: Uganda’s untreated cancer patients
Since its only external beam radiotherapy machine broke in April, Ugandans having been dying of treatable cancers.
South Sudanese refugees struggle to overcome ethnic divisions as they pray for peace
Driven out of their homes and displaced in foreign land, many South Sudanese refugees are struggling to reconcile with the complexity of war and dislocation. For some, that means blaming opposing tribes for the conflict. Still others refuse to cast blame on rival ethnic groups, believing that peace beyond those divisions remains possible in South Sudan.
Uganda is leading the world in the fight to find a vaccine for Ebola
For researchers in Uganda — a country that has experienced five Ebola outbreaks — the threat of the disease that kills between 50 and 90 percent of all those infected, isn’t just a possibility pulled from 1995 bestseller, "The Hot Zone." For them, another outbreak of Ebola is almost certain.
Luckily, so is finding a cure.
Uganda gay rights activists try again to hold a pride event — again, police intervene
More than a dozen armed police officers shut down Uganda’s fifth annual gay pride celebration on Saturday — the second major government crackdown on the gay community since August.
What Kenya’s biggest slum can teach us about saving cities from floods
A small group of architects, designers and engineers at Kounkuey Design Initiative decided to combine their expertise in urban planning, sustainable design and community outreach to solve the grand challenge of preventing flooding in Kibera — and hopefully beyond.
The Gay Pride festival in Uganda this weekend defied local law and taboo
Members of the Ugandan lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community celebrated their fourth annual Pride Uganda festival this weekend, defying strict laws criminalizing homosexuality with up to 14 years in jail.