Based in Kampala, Uganda, Lydia is Africa editor for openDemocracy’s 50.50 team. An investigative and data journalist and editor, she is particularly interested in African feminist movement building and the continent’s ebbing democracy. She has worked as a freelance editor, reporter, data consultant and documentary producer for a variety of news organisations in Africa and internationally, including Al Jazeera, the BBC, The Continent, The New York Times, Quartz Africa and Reuters. Follow her on Twitter (@namlyd). Contact her at: [email protected]
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionQue la injusticia de las terapias contra el sida en África no se repita con el COVID-19Mi tío ayudó a desarrollar fármacos esenciales contra el sida, y luego murió por no poder pagarlos. Esto no debería...
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Published in: 50.50Broken promises put more people at risk of domestic violence in COVID-19 EuropeOnly four countries met European targets on shelter spaces before coronavirus, amid a conservative backlash against...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionCoronavirus must not repeat the injustice of AIDS treatment – particularly for Africans
My uncle helped develop life-saving AIDS drugs, then died when he couldn’t afford them. This cannot happen again. Español
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Published in: 50.50Alarm as 2 billion people have parliaments shut or limited by COVID-19Democracy groups warn of ‘significant risks’ to rights around the world as a growing number of parliaments shut down...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationTop Ugandan health official condemns US-linked ‘pregnancy crisis centres’ for opposing contraceptionAbortion is illegal in Uganda but the government strongly promotes contraception. Unregulated centres “must be...
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Published in: oDRСтипендия 2020 в области журналистики данных: права женщин и ЛГБТИКПрисоединяйтесь к нашему расследовательскому проекту Tracking the Backlash в течение шести месяцев и оттачивайте...