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How I remember my friend, the brave journalist Deyda Hydara

He knew he was risking his life by provoking Gambia’s president, Yahya Jammeh, but this generous man would not be quiet

By Demba Ali Jawo

/ 24 Feb 2022

How I remember my friend, the brave journalist Deyda Hydara

Des femmes en Côte d’Ivoire ciblées par de la désinformation émanant d’un centre anti-avortement lié aux Etats-Unis

L'avortement serait un « meurtre », même en cas de viol. C’est ce qu’a indiqué une conseillère à un reporter infiltré d'openDemocracyEnglish

By Portia Crowe and Emma Onékékou

/ 24 Feb 2022

Des femmes en Côte d’Ivoire ciblées par de la désinformation émanant d’un centre anti-avortement lié aux Etats-Unis

US-linked anti-abortion centre targeting women with misinformation in Côte d’Ivoire

Abortion would be ‘murder’, even in cases of rape, a counsellor says to openDemocracy’s undercover reporterFrench

By Portia Crowe and Emma Onékékou

/ 24 Feb 2022

US-linked anti-abortion centre targeting women with misinformation in Côte d’Ivoire

Killing the Truth: The case of Deyda Hydara

Deyda Hydara – one of The Gambia’s most respected journalists – was killed in a drive-by shooting on 16 December 2004. But who gave the order?

By Penny Dale

/ 23 Feb 2022

Killing the Truth: The case of Deyda Hydara

Meet the young Nigerians campaigning to end English-language discrimination

English is widely spoken in Nigeria, but many of its citizens must take an expensive test if they want to live or study abroad

By Edikan Umoh

/ 22 Feb 2022

Meet the young Nigerians campaigning to end English-language discrimination

Film tells forgotten stories of Ghanaian women’s fight for freedom

A new documentary, ‘When Women Speak’, weaves back into history the roles of women in Ghana’s struggle before and after independence

By Akosua Hanson

/ 17 Feb 2022

Film tells forgotten stories of Ghanaian women’s fight for freedom

LGBTIQ students kicked out of school in East Africa are fighting back

Homophobia, religion and the legacy of colonialism are hurting gay and lesbian school students in Kenya and Uganda – but they won’t be defeated

By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 11 Feb 2022

LGBTIQ students kicked out of school in East Africa are fighting back

Tendencias políticas y acción ciudadana en 2022: ¿qué nos espera?

En 2022 veremos más protestas ciudadanas, movilización climática, ataques a la democracia, lucha contra el populismo de derechas y esperanza ante una nueva generación de activistas

por Inés M. Pousadela y Andrew Firmin

/ 8 Feb 2022

Tendencias políticas y acción ciudadana en 2022: ¿qué nos espera?

US conservatives spreading anti-vax misinformation to unvaccinated Uganda

Revealed: US Christian legal organisation and a Texas-based think tank are among those promoting anti-lockdown and vaccine hesitancy messages in Uganda

By Alice McCool and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 21 Jan 2022