Culture

A portrait of a mother, a child and a red outline of a masked male figure. The mother and child have cracks on their faces, and there is a blank birth certificate in the background.
“My mother is a victim of rape…according to our culture it is shameful to have a child without a clan”

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In Cameroon, “Solomon Grundy” turns to TikTok to challenge stereotypes about albinism

Image Description: A collage of Solomon Grundy (center), Lisette Emmanuelle Waffo (left), and Blanche Carelle…

A seedling in a cage against an abstract background colored in Kenya's national colors red, green and black. This background also contains excerpts of a petition against smallholder farmers superimposed with an image of a field.
“Farming is not a crime”: Kenya’s smallholder farmers are challenging a law preventing them from sharing Indigenous seeds

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“A game changer”: How a Kenyan radio station is reviving a dying indigenous language

Nakuru, Kenya (Minority Africa) — Standing out within the Mau Forest Complex, in a forested…

“I felt violated”: The women determined to break the cycle of FGM in Uganda

On a Friday afternoon, in the remote district of Kween, Eastern Uganda, women from various…

A Wa Nibi
A Wa Nibi: Archiving the Queer Experience of the Past and Present for the Future

Lagos, Nigeria (Minority Africa) —  In the last few years, there has been an increase…

From a WhatsApp platform to physical sessions, This Nigerian initiative is helping women affected by conflict navigate their trauma
From a WhatsApp platform to physical sessions, this Nigerian initiative is helping women affected by conflict navigate their trauma

Maiduguri, Nigeria (Minority Africa) – In 2015, amid the Boko Haram insurgency, Hassana Danyerwa, the…

A portrait of a Nigerian politician against a red background with the words “OMO IGBO” written in white.
Why “Omo Igbo” is problematic

It is often said of Nigeria that our diversity unites us, but the recently concluded…

“It is as if we don’t exist”: Nigeria’s LGBTQI+ persons decry exclusion from electoral Poll
“It is as if we don’t exist”: Nigeria’s LGBTQI+ persons decry exclusion from electoral Poll

A few days away from a crucial presidential poll, Nigeria’s physical and online landscapes are…

The pressure to conform: How queer Nigerians navigate marriage expectations during the holidays
The pressure to conform: How queer Nigerians navigate marriage expectations during the holidays

At twenty-six, my hometown and family gatherings have become places where I have been subjected…

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