LGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:25 GMT
At least 320 people detained for ‘acts against nature’ after law criminalising homosexuality toughened, HRW reportsMass arrests, forced HIV testing and barriers to legal representation are part of an escalating crackdown against LGBTQ+ people in Senegal, according to a new report.More than 320 indiv
Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:01:29 GMT
Article in Atlantic claims The Blue Fighter was artificially generated, days after it won Caine prize for African writersThe Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using AI to write a prize-winning short story after an article in the Atlantic said software had flagged it as almost complet
Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newborns
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:16:30 GMT
Health minister says government ‘did not authorize’ Danish-led hepatitis B trial in babies backed by RFK JrGuinea-Bissau has not approved the controversial hepatitis B study in newborns that would be funded by the US government and private partners, the African country’s minister of health said on T
