Africa

John ‘Bosco’ Nyombi sought sanctuary in the West from persecution in Uganda – only to spend eight years struggling for his rights.

Filed in: Uganda

The fight is on to end illegal logging in the uniquely biodiverse ancient forests of Madagascar

Filed in: Forests Madagascar

Filed in: Congo, Democratic Republic of Indigenous Peoples

Kenyan journalist, Mukoma Wa Ngugi, makes a plea for a genuine people-based democratic movement in Kenya.

Filed in: Democracy Kenya

Street children reaching for fish in Nairobi, captured by Brazilian photographer Tatiana Cardeal

Filed in: Kenya

Uses oil or acrylic paint on canvas but likes to experiment using fabric and other materials to add a third dimension to the people of southeast Malawi.

Filed in: Africa

What is really happening to girls in a post-feminist world

Filed in: Human Rights Sierra Leone Women

Guantanámo Bay Ethiopian style.

Filed in: Ethiopia Human Rights Terrorism

Chagossians’ struggle for justice given a new legal boost.

Filed in: Chagos Human Rights Military Refugees

A small landlocked state in central Africa, sandwiched between its vast neighbours Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi has suffered as much from ethnic conflict as its other (equally tiny) neighbour, Rwanda. Yet while the 1993 Rwandan genocide continues to commandeer international attention, Burundi’s travails tend to slip under the radar.

Filed in: Burundi

Jess Worth encounters a Darfurian community that’s demanding answers.

Filed in: Sudan