Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
Mozambique: Women, capulana dresses, and police violence stand out at Nampula protests · Global Voices
56+ min ago (369+ words) Mozambique: Women, capulana dresses, and police violence stand out at Nampula protests Global Voices Capulana: From cultural symbol to tool of resistance The capulana is central to Mozambiquan cultural identity and is a staple for many women. However, this garment…...
Caught between silence and visibility: LGBTQ+ experiences in Mozambique · Global Voices
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (357+ words) Although legal persecution is less obvious than in some countries in the region, such as Nigeria, activists say exclusion often works through silence, invisibility, and institutional neglect. “As nobody writes about us, we become invisible,” said Pepetsa Fumo, a Trans…...
The right to nationality in Mozambique: The application of ‘Jus soli’ in the fight against statelessness
3+ week, 6+ day ago (250+ words) Protesters in Nairobi hold a demonstration calling on the state to offer Makonde people Kenyan citizenship. Screenshot from YouTube documentary ‘The Journey of the Makonde to Citizenship.’ A Mokonde woman expresses her joy at finally obtaining Kenyan citizenship. Screenshot from…...
How transnational movements can shield African civil spaces · Global Voices
4+ week, 2+ day ago (331+ words) This piece was written by Dr. Stellah Wairimu Bosire, CIVICUS Board Member and the Executive Director of the Africa Center for Health Systems and Gender Justice. Brian Bright Tamuka Kagoro landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport late on a Monday…...
Support Global Voices’ Spotlight: Statelessness
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (321+ words) Image made by Gabriela Mesones on Canva Pro for Global Voices. Mainstream coverage often overlooks these lived realities or frames statelessness through narrow legal or policy lenses. Through this spotlight, Global Voices, in collaboration with the Global Movement Against Statelessness…...
Rubbish as a resource: How communities in Mozambique transform waste into climate solutions
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (943+ words) This post is part of Global Voices’ May 2026 Spotlight series, “Global crisis, local solutions.” This series will offer stories of resistance and successful climate action, insight into how communities in the Global South are fighting back against the crisis, analysis…...
The signal we cannot ignore: What the LONDA 2025 report reveals about Africa’s digital rights
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (185+ words) The LONDA 2025 report reveals stark contrasts in how different regions handle digital freedoms. By comparing 2024 and 2025 scores, researchers noted both significant legislative leaps and concerning democratic regressions across the continent. In North Africa, Egypt climbed from a score of 32 to…...
A global shift from gender movements is directly impacting LBQT communities
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (445+ words) A protest in Washington DC, USA, calling on officials to protect transgender youth. Image from Flickr. License CC BY-SA 2.0. This post is part of Global Voices’ June 2026 Spotlight series, “Gender Diversity” This series offers insight into gender diversity and how…...
How AI is upgrading African dictatorship · Global Voices
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (625+ words) Illustration showing a dictator using surveillance and automated control to watch, predict, and suppress citizens. Illustration by Khalid Bencherif. Used with permission. “On coins, on stamps, on the covers of books, on banners, on posters and on the wrapping of…...
Buea, Cameroon is facing recurring floods despite a lack of rain
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (353+ words) Mount Cameroon view from Buea, Cameroon. Image from Wikimedia Commons by Yona Tientcheu. CC BY-SA 4.0 Experts say lahars, mudflows made of volcanic material, occur because loose material on the slopes of an inactive but still changing volcano is washed down…...