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There are still very few female hip-hop artists in Senegal, but they are asserting their talents and strong personalities to shape the rap scene.
Protests and other acts of activism make visible groups and issues that are overlooked or deliberately ignored.
The award-winning South African playwright has written a masterful short story about a woman having to play a challenging theatre role.
Men who distance themselves from cases of femicide need to help address the toxic masculinity that feeds the violence.
The African story is not just about conflict, corruption, poverty, poor leadership, bad politics and disease. Its coverage should be more nuanced.
The largest South African survey of its kind has found that women in live music are often excluded from decision-making, receive unequal pay and face a range of aggressions.
Women’s boxing has faced an uphill battle at the Olympic Games. Gender testing is just the latest issue it has had to deal with.
Kenya must keep adapting its development programmes - and move beyond just high altitude running academies.
HIV prevention and treatment have made great strides, but barriers created by stigma, laws and logistics remain.
Codifying apartheid could offer significant relief to many victims and survivors who otherwise would not be entitled to adequate recourse from the international community.
Released in 1997, Vulindlela reflects the optimism of a democratic South Africa – but Fassie’s ‘bad girl’ image also asks who is really welcome in this new society.
Nigeria will experience a relative increase in cancer incidence by 2040
Women were banned from playing football in many countries, but that’s just one of many barriers they have overcome.
Improving school sanitation, reducing household chores, and addressing harassment and bullying could enhance girls’ reading performance relative to boys’.
These social media posts aren’t just for fun – they’re a way to fight back against discrimination and show the world that queer love is powerful and important.
Germaine Acogny has risen as a female artist who has defied stereotypes to become one of the world’s most revered dance makers.
CCM and Chadema’s commitments to gender equity start and end with the establishment in each party of a women’s wing.
To eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030, progress would need to be 27 times faster. Understanding shifting trends behind this practice is a start.
Tlotlo Tsamaase’s first novel adds to an exciting and growing body of African science fiction.
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Communications Specialist, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, University of South Africa
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate professor, University of California, San Francisco
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Dornsife Endowed Professor of Global Health, Drexel University
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Professor of Legal Pluralism, Religious Family Laws, and Human Rights, University of Cape Town
