East Africa Archive

The term ‘femicide’ is imprecise and can distract policymakers from engaging with the most prevalent threats to women’s lives.

A fragile peace prevails in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. But the aftershocks of the devastating war continue to be felt.

It makes sense that a continent that is home to 54 countries and 1.2 billion people would also house many contradictory developments. Africa features several of the world’s fastest-growing economies and a burgeoning middle class. But much of the continent remains mired in debt, burdened by conflict and beset by elites clinging to power.