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Politics and Society Controls to manage fake news in Africa are affecting freedom of expression
Governments across the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside the mountain of related challenges, fake news has become a source of frustration. Some are now referring to this fake news phenomenon as a ‘disinfodemic’.
Politics and Society Sexual and gender-based violence during COVID-19: lessons from Ebola
During epidemics, the measures taken to protect populations and to keep health systems afloat leave women and girls vulnerable to violence.
Politics and Society We wanted to know how coronavirus affects Nairobi’s slum residents. What we found
COVID-19 is having a significant impact on the health, economic and social status of slum dwellers.
Politics and Society COVID-19 could stall Africa’s integration agenda
Now more than ever, leaders should remember the benefits of freedom of movement and regional integration.
Politics and Society Moi and the media: how Kenyan journalism suffered under his iron heel
Kenya’s political leaders have always had a vested political interest in the control of the country’s media. But no president has had a more terrifying presence in Kenyan newsrooms than Daniel arap Moi, Kenya’s president from 1978 to 2002.
Politics and Society Why Kenya’s Mau Mau gave up their fight
The resilient Mau Mau freedom fighters failed to maintain revolutionary action after independence.
Politics and Society Malawi’s court gives electoral justice in Africa a much-needed boost
But the Kenyan precedent cautions that it’s still too early to declare lasting victory for democracy.
Politics and Society Daniel arap Moi: the making of a Kenyan ‘big man’
Moi’s financial generosity, skills in the vernacular, frequent tours of the countryside, and excellent memory for names and faces kept him popular with many.