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Violence and road blockages have made it impossible to transport people and vital supplies to medical facilities.
Christians say the dormant law, first passed in the 1970s, targets their faith. Those trying to revive it say it is essential ...
An analysis by Harare Wetlands Trust, using field surveys and Google Earth imagery, found that wetlands across Harare ...
Harare spends 12 times its income raiding illegal street vendors. Local residents say the money would be better spent ...
Violence against journalists, long a threat and often a reality, has worsened as Uganda heads toward general elections in ...
Christians say the dormant law, first passed in the 1970s, targets their faith. Those trying to revive it say it is essential for preservation of indigenous faiths and culture.
ADJUMANI, UGANDA – Lindiro Jane has fled war twice. The first time was in 2016, when renewed violence in South Sudan pushed her, her husband and their six children across the border into Uganda’s ...
KATHMANDU, NEPAL — Two years ago, Magar’s husband joined the Russian military to fight in Ukraine, despite having no military experience. He used to work as a driver in Afghanistan and earn 50,000 ...
Politicians throughout India give cash, indefinitely, to women who vote for them, but it's not clear whether their state budgets can keep it up. MUMBAI, INDIA — Ruhi Khan shares a one-room apartment ...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — A new bill in Parliament would widen the authority of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission and increase its ability to censor content on digital platforms, including social ...
Across India, politicians promise that, if they win their elections, women under a certain income threshold in their states will get cash payouts, indefinitely. BENGALURU, INDIA — Sumathi Muniswamy, ...
Some women say cash transfer schemes are paternalistic. Others say they're the only way to get the money they need. BENGALURU, INDIA — Lata. G. shouldered the responsibilities of her marital home and ...