Martyn Drakard

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Judge appointments spark gay rights debate in Kenya

6 Jun 2011 |

tags: homosexuality, Kenya, same-sex marriage

Will gay law reform be on the agenda if two controversial nominees interpret the country's new constitution?





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Where’s the welcome mat?

7 Apr 2011 |

tags: Africa, immigration, refugees

European hostility and xenophobia towards African refugees perplexes Africans.





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Africans puzzled by Western attacks on faith

11 Jan 2011 |

tags: Africa, Christianity, history, religion

Africans cannot understand why Christians in the Christian West should be persecuted for expressing their faith in public.





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What’s wrong with African soccer?

10 Jul 2010 |

tags: Africa, World Cup

African stars excel in Europe. Why not at home?





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Why is Hillary pushing gay rights upon Africa?

6 Jul 2010 |

tags: Africa, homosexuality

Let the Secretary of State lavish praise on her LGBT employees. But she mustn't expect to be applauded in Kenya. 





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The wheels of international justice in Africa

9 Jun 2010 |

tags: Africa, ICC, justice, reconciliation

Progress with the International Criminal Court has been very slow.





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Swerve with verve

25 May 2010 |

tags: Africa, transport, Uganda

Motorcycle taxis in Kampala have to negotiate potholes so big they have names.






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Africa: religious fault-line?

23 Apr 2010 |

tags: Africa, Christianity, Islam

Sub-Saharan Africa is volatile, but that is by no means all down to religious tensions.





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Kenyans divided over new constitution

8 Apr 2010 |

tags: abortion, Kenya

More strife, not less, is likely if Kenyans approve a constitution which allows abortion.





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Pirates of necessity

11 Feb 2010 |

tags: Africa, failed states, piracy

Somali pirates seem closer to Al Qaeda than Jack Sparrow, but some of them are just out of work fishermen.





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