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‘They turn our farms into rape centres’: Russian mercenaries accused of abuse in Central African Republic

A rise in sexual violence means food prices have leapt in CAR as women and girls say they fear working in the fields

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

ICoast Kicks Off First Vaccination Drive Against Malaria

In Abobo, a poor neighbourhood in Abidjan, dozens of women with babies strapped to their backs line up in front of nurses as Ivory Coast kicked off its first vaccination drive against malaria on Monday.

International Business Times · Jul 16, 2024

Caine Prize 2023: Senegalese writers win for fantasy-horror story about dangers facing girls

The influential Caine Prize for African Writing for 2023 was won by a power couple from Senegal. Their short story A Soul of Small Places (which can be read over here) echoes deeper trends in the country’s literature while picking up on the growth of horror and speculative fiction across…

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2023