Pambazuka News 621: Issues in Kenyan election, Benin's looted bronzes and Western Sahara

The statements fuel public prejudice against LGBTI individuals and contradict the very preamble of a draft constitution that the PM is seemingly promoting

Sex work is criminalized in South Africa, and sex workers face routine harassment, intimidation, and even abuse from police.

One organization is helping them gain the legal skills they need to fight back.

Please take a moment to view a about the Women’s Legal Centre, a grantee of the Open Society Foundations based in South Africa that provides legal services by and for sex workers.

Various technological measures required by law to protect the integrity of Kenya’s elections failed massively in the recent polls. But the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission proceeded with tallying the result. IEBC must explain to Kenyans what happened

There are many interesting metaphors of food in the African political discourse to express the changing dynamics of power

Kenyans turned out in historic numbers to vote in the recent election. Although there was no violence as had been feared, the exercise was no evidence of a self-confident and mature society. It was dominated by deep fear and mistrust.

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