Africa

"I slept with a small knife, because I was afraid. I didn't even think about defending myself, because he was three times as strong as I am," said Cameroonian journalist Kitty Chrys-Tayl, recounting her experience. Having often been beaten and humiliated, she knows all about gender-based violence (GBV) firsthand. … [Read more...] about Violence against women: Africa’s shadow pandemic

Mpho Sempe, who lives in Pretoria, said he and other men gather once every month to discuss possible solutions to the problem of gender-based violence, which has been a plague in their country for years.  … [Read more...] about South Africa Mourns People Who Died from Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19

Bushiri and his wife, Mary, were arrested with two others in October in a multimillion-dollar money laundering case but were granted bail November 4. He preaches in his Enlightened Christian Gathering church, which has over 70 branches across the world.     … [Read more...] about Malawian Prophet Flees South Africa into Malawi, Flouts Bail Conditions

"And it actually stated that the two are on trial in South Africa and are believed to have absconded their bail condition," Kadadzera said. "So, we launched a manhunt yesterday, and we are sure that the couple got wind of the news that police are looking for them, and now we have them in our custody."  … [Read more...] about Malawian ‘Prophet’ Shepherd Bushiri Arrested After Fleeing South Africa

The Africa CDC is “very, very encouraged” by promising news from a handful of COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials, though the cold storage needed to roll out some of them in Africa will be a major challenge, Nkengasong said. He cited such logistics in his prediction for when vaccinations in Africa will begin. … [Read more...] about Africa CDC sees COVID-19 vaccinations in 2nd quarter of 2021