Sirre Muntanga, the only Muslim woman running for office among 331 candidates in August elections, garnered only a tiny fraction of the vote in the capital of Lusaka, in a country where the majority ...
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — After 37 years of controversial rule, Robert Mugabe resigned as president of Zimbabwe on Nov. 21, after a historic week of both political uncertainty and hope for the Zimbabwean ...
BASILI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — The banks of the Ituri River are turned inside out in this isolated community. Men and women scramble across the dirt, searching for the treasure beneath the ...
When two young men in Carrefour, Haiti saw the damage done by plastic garbage in their town, they decided to do something about it. Now, their factory turns plastic bags and other plastic waste into ...
In Zambia, sunscreen is an expensive import because it’s deemed a luxury cosmetic, but for the 25,000 Zambians living with albinism, it’s an essential cancer-prevention measure. But in many cases, by ...
Ram Magar, 3 (left to right), Arkit Sharma, 4, Rohan Puri, 5, and Krishna Thapa, 3, swim in the Bheri River in Nepal’s Surkhet District. Nearly 264 kilometers (164 miles) long, the river is one of the ...
In one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest cities, there are no facilities for young people who are charged with crimes, and the existing juvenile court is barely functional. As a result, ...
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Miriam Makoromu, 17, wakes up before dawn every weekday. She takes a shower and puts her books and pencils in her backpack. Then, she straps on her shoes for the long walk to school ...
Most in the nation rely on traditional healers for regular health care, and bold ads indicate the sexual enhancers are growing in popularity. But physicians say some of the herbal remedies for vaginal ...
Rudline Lundi performs mime during a Mass at her church in the Thor le Volant neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She and other dancers acted out the words spoken during the Mass. “It’s my way of ...
Politically motivated violence has spiked in Zambia ahead of the Aug. 11 elections when citizens will vote for president, parliament members and local authority representatives. Supporters from both ...
Fishermen bemoan dwindling catches as contamination by industrial waste and other pollutants raises concerns about the safety of food and drinking water. NORTON, ZIMBABWE — Paul Majoni stares at the ...
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