Workers mauled by pandemic shock to wildlife reserves, national parks
As COVID-19 halts nature-based tourism worldwide, employees and their communities are struggling to stay afloat - and could even become prey to criminal networks
Sudan makes female genital cutting a crime in 'new era' for women's rights
Sudan says those perform female genital mutilation will face three years in jail
Kenyan court refuses to lift ban on acclaimed lesbian romance film
Rafiki was banned in Kenya in 2018 on the grounds that it promotes homosexuality in a country where gay sex is a criminal offence
City demolitions expose Ethiopian families to coronavirus
Human rights groups want a moratorium on demolitions and forced evictions of informal settlements under COVID-19
Coronavirus will travel 'incredibly fast' in Africa's slums, U.N. cities chief warns
The Thomson Reuters Foundation spoke to UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif about efforts to slow the spread of the virus in Africa's cities
Kenyan chiefs go door-to-door to stop female genital cutting amid coronavirus
Authorities are concerned villagers may take advantage of COVID-19 school closures to perform FGM on girls
Somalia races to save livelihoods as new locust generation spawns
A second generation of desert locusts has spawned just as crops are being planted for the new season
Investigation after gay refugee found dead at U.N. refugee office in Kenya
Gay sex is illegal in Kenya, with punishment of up to 14 years in prison
No bed of roses: East Africa's female flower workers lose jobs as coronavirus hits exports
The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted the extreme vulnerability of East Africa's mostly female flower workers
Tanzania lets pregnant girls attend school with World Bank project
Tanzania has one of the world's highest teen pregnancy rates amid widespread sexual violence and poverty