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Child sex ring horror in South Africa's illegal mines: Witnesses describe how youths are sent ...

The Daily Mail 19 May 2025
Mining researcher and activist Makhotla Sefuli said criminal gangs specifically target children to work in illegal mines across South Africa. Mining researcher and activist Makhotla Sefuli said ...
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‘A direct attack’: US, European anti-rights groups descend on ‘family values’ events in Africa

France24 17 May 2025
Ultra-conservative groups from the US and Europe are attending a “family values” conference in Kenya this week – one of several planned in Africa this year – in what activists are describing as a “direct attack” on LGBT and women’s rights ... .
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Bono on his past, the new pope, and the threat of war

Manila Bulletin 17 May 2025
CANNES, France (AP) — Cannes is a short trip from Bono’s seaside villa in Eze-sur-Mer ... He’s here to premiere the Apple TV+ documentary “Bono ... He has spent much of his activist life fighting for aid to Africa and combating HIV-AIDS. U.S ... Why?BONO ... .
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Global LGBTQ rights crackdown overshadows this year’s IDAHOBiT

Washington Blade 16 May 2025
Activists around the world will mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia against the backdrop of efforts to curtail LGBTQ rights that are gaining traction in the U.S.
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Bono: 'The world has never been closer to a world war in my lifetime'

Naharnet 16 May 2025
Cannes is a short trip from Bono's seaside villa in Eze-sur-Mer ... "I can tell you I've slept on beaches close to here," Bono says with a grin ... "She said ... He has spent much of his activist life fighting for aid to Africa and combating HIV-AIDS. U.S ... "Bono ... .
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Bono: ‘The world has never been closer to a world war in my lifetime’

Boston Herald 16 May 2025
By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press. CANNES, France (AP) — Cannes is a short trip from Bono’s seaside villa in Eze-sur-Mer ... “I’ve woken up in the sun.” ... “She said ... He has spent much of his activist life fighting for aid to Africa and combating HIV-AIDS. U.S.
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‘They’ll be back’: White Afrikaners leave South Africa to be refugees in US

Al Jazeera 15 May 2025
South Africa sees about 19,000 murders a year ... “I think AfriForum is struggling with the reality of being ordinary,” social justice activist and South Africa’s former public protector, Thuli Madonsela, told local TV channel, Newzroom Afrika, in March.
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How Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws entrap people online

Access Now 15 May 2025
In countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, entrapment is one of ... In 2023, activists in Uganda challenged the constitutionality of the AHA ... Access Now’s Digital safety guide for LGBTQ+ activists in Africa.
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Bono: ’The world has never been closer to a world war in my lifetime’

Canoe 15 May 2025
CANNES, France — Cannes is a short trip from Bono’s seaside villa in Eze-sur-Mer ... Story continues below ... Article content. Article content ... Bono ... Article content ... He has spent much of his activist life fighting for aid to Africa and combating HIV-AIDS. U.S ... .
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Peaceful Protest Against Israel’s Genocide Met with Police Repression

Independent online (SA) 13 May 2025
One of the activists who was arrested is 16 years old ... Over 150,000 people participated in more than 200 demonstrations, with activists arguing that allowing South Africa to compete on the international stage legitimised its apartheid regime.
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‘We’re ready to fight’: activists brace as US anti-rights figures descend on Africa

The Observer 09 May 2025
Also appearing will be MPs from Uganda and Malawi, Kenyan lawyers and the Africa campaigns director for CitizenGO, Ann Kioko, who calls herself “the most feared” anti-abortion activist in Africa on X.
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Nigeria fishing river reels from changing climate

The Peninsula 08 May 2025
Climate activists have long pointed out that Africa pays one of the highest prices for climate change, while the continent is responsible for just a fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Fires ablaze in a stolen land: Israel’s trees planted over Palestinian villages are in flames

Mail Guardian South Africa 07 May 2025
South African activist and renowned Middle East analyst ... Ronnie Kasrils is a veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, and South Africa’s former minister for intelligence services, activist and author.
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Unions slam basic education department over no maths at 464 schools

Mail Guardian South Africa 06 May 2025
... of South Africa noted. Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called for a collective effort to transform South Africa’s education system, with a particular focus on strengthening STEM education.
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‘Fight back’: journalist taking Trump administration to court calls for media to resist attacks

AOL 05 May 2025
“These are not just women in Afghanistan or farmers in Africa,” said Widakuswara of VOA’s audience. “They’re also activists in Russia and decision makers all around the world who are also facing the ...

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