Episodios

  • Why are elderly Kenyan women being abandoned?

    Why are elderly Kenyan women being abandoned?
    Jul 3 2025
    Rights defenders in Kenya want more community protections for elderly women, especially in rural areas. It follows reports of old women being accused of witchcraft, denied inheritance, forced out of their marital homes, and abandoned. Josephine Mahachi speaks to DW’s Andrew Wasike and Anne Rose Chege, a social worker and rights advocate in Kenya.
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  • How Malawi's justice system is failing GBV survivors

    How Malawi's justice system is failing GBV survivors
    Jun 27 2025
    A Malawi-based human rights body says survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) are punished instead of being protected, with little recourse to state protection from abusive partners. So why is it that laws meant to protect have become a barrier to justice? Josey Mahachi talks to Victor Mhango, executive director of CHREAA, and DW's Chimwemwe Padatha in Lilongwe.
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  • Kenya's Gen Z anniversary protests turn violent

    Kenya's Gen Z anniversary protests turn violent
    Jun 26 2025
    Police fired tear gas into the streets and sealed off government buildings with barbed wire. At least 16 people were killed, according Amnesty International, and a government minister said the protests were 'terrorism disguised as dissent'. But how did this unfold? Josey Mahachi talks to analyst Martin Oloo and DW's Andrew Wasike in Nairobi.
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  • Nigeria: Can President Tinubu transform Benue state after deadly attacks?

    Nigeria: Can President Tinubu transform Benue state after deadly attacks?
    Jun 25 2025
    After deadly attacks in central Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu promised support to the region and turn tragedy into prosperity. The government plans to support farmers in the bread basket region. Josey Mahachi talks to Rildwan Bello, an agriculture economist, and DW's Jamiu Abiodun in Nigeria.
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  • ECOWAS pledges to end human trafficking and boost security

    ECOWAS pledges to end human trafficking and boost security
    Jun 24 2025
    During last weekend’s summit in Abuja, Nigeria, West Africa’s political and economic bloc, ECOWAS, acknowledged growing unrest and political instability in the region. ECOWAS leaders pledged to combat human trafficking, hunger and gender-based violence. Josey Mahachi speaks with Grace Yohanna, head of Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Kaduna, Nigeria, and DW’s Ben Shemang in Abuja.
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  • Hope for victims of sexual violence fades in DR Congo and Cameroon

    Hope for victims of sexual violence fades in DR Congo and Cameroon
    Jun 23 2025
    Conflict-related sexual violence against women and girls has surged in the DRC, with over 67,000 cases reported in the first four months of 2025 alone. But major funding cuts mean health centers have run out of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) kits —vital in treatment following rape. Eddy Micah talks to Amadou Bocoum of the humanitarian NGO CARE, and DW's Jean Marie Ngong Song.
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    26 m