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Latest posts by Minority Africa

A growing number of Nigerian women are upending traditional gender roles and forgoing parenthood

In a country where motherhood is considered a woman’s highest calling, many face backlash for this decision

Written by Minority Africa

30 August 2025

Kenya outlawed the sharing of Indigenous seeds. A village choir is fighting back

The Eden Indigenous Seed Farm Choir is defending seed sovereignty and Indigenous crops.

Written by Minority Africa

10 May 2025

A library becomes a lifeline for out-of-school children in a Nigerian fishing community

Many families can't afford regular school fees

Written by Minority Africa

22 January 2025

In Uganda, children born of sexual violence confront cultural shame and bureaucratic roadblocks

“I do not know my father nor do I know my clan”

Written by Minority Africa

13 January 2025

In Cameroon, ‘Solomon Grundy’ turns to TikTok to challenge stereotypes about albinism

Albinism is especially common in Sub-Saharan Africa

Written by Minority Africa

24 November 2024

Oga Lecturer: The media platform combating sexual harassment in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions

2018 World Bank survey: 70 percent of women graduates from Nigerian tertiary institutions have faced sexual harassment from fellow students and lecturers

Written by Minority Africa

9 November 2024

Legal barriers hinder fight against femicide in Nigeria and Kenya

There is an urgent need for reforms that go beyond individual cases

Written by Minority Africa, Zita Zage

16 October 2024

I tried online therapy in Uganda, but is it an accessible mental health alternative for everyone?

Teletherapy is a new treatment in Uganda that only gained traction during the COVID-19 period

Written by Minority Africa

13 September 2024

Women are paying the ultimate price in Cameroon’s armed conflict

'These experiences are damaging ... wounds that can never be cured'

Written by Minority Africa

8 August 2024

Women fishmongers in Kenya have had little choice in the widespread sex-for-fish culture, until now

How cage fishing is leveling the playing field for Kenyan women fishmongers

Written by Minority Africa

30 July 2024

Kenya’s smallholder farmers are challenging a law preventing them from sharing indigenous seeds

The law 'sold Kenya’s food system to the highest bidder’

Written by Minority Africa

19 July 2024

The ‘Yan Daudu’ dilemma: Navigating a pre-Islamic queer identity in modern Nigeria

Adamu's story sheds light on societal expectations within the Hausa community

Written by Minority Africa

10 July 2024

The story of a Nigerian lesbian: From holy celibacy to secret marriage

Awele’s journey of self-acceptance

Written by Minority Africa

20 June 2024

The realities of older sex workers in Kenya

'Older sex workers are confronting two formidable challenges: technology and ageism'

Written by Minority Africa

16 May 2024

Nigerian students who stammer face barriers and stigmatization in schools

'[A] real-time educational fix is pretty difficult to find'

Written by Minority Africa

12 May 2024

Tanzania’s new VPN policy leaves LGBTQ+ individuals exposed

The registration requirement is like a hidden ban ...

Written by Minority Africa

7 May 2024

Behind every purple door in this Zimbabwean community, is a safe haven for victims of gender-based violence

The Purple Door Initiative provides safe havens to GBV victims

Written by Minority Africa

23 April 2024

The role of language in perpetuating sexual violence in Uganda

Imbalanced views of sexuality are ingrained through language

Written by Minority Africa

12 April 2024

‘Game changer': A Kenyan radio station is reviving a dying Indigenous language

Ogiek is one of eight Kenyan languages facing extinction

Written by Minority Africa

22 March 2024

‘Tag the trees': The disappearing Kenyan language being saved with afforestation

'The classes and the tags in the forest are turning the tide'

Written by Minority Africa

12 March 2024

Cameroon’s armed conflict is forcing an ethnic group to pick sides

'Both separatist fighters and Mbororo militias have committed serious human rights violations'

Written by Minority Africa, Zita Zage

13 February 2024

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