AFRICA

‘Our aim is to break societal biases against girls’

Pamela Mateyo and Mwape Kapepula | ZAMBIA

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Young women should be at the centre of discussion of the issues affecting them’

Margaret Mutsamvi | ZIMBABWE

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Holding police officers accountable for killings in a court of law will be the main deterrent’

Joseph Kariuki | KENYA

‘Civil society is not yet under direct threat, but we believe that our turn is coming’

Amine Ghali | TUNISIA

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘The government and the international community must engage more with civil society’

Abdel-Rahman El Mahdi | SUDAN

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘The ‘anti-gay’ bill will have far-reaching consequences if we do not fight it now’

Danny Bediako | GHANA

‘We need a power shift to communities, especially to women, in managing climate resources’

Nyang'ori Ohenjo | KENYA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘A key priority is to address vulnerability at the community level’

Mubiru Huzaifah | UGANDA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘We hope that at COP26 words will translate into commitments that will change behaviours’

Theophile Hatagekimana | RWANDA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘In response to pressure from below, COP26 should develop interventions for just climate action’

Caroline Owashaba | UGANDA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT