National laws aimed at redressing colonial imbalances reserve retail sectors, like that of brickmaking, for locals. But ...

A 2018 survey from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the Office of the Prime Minister and the World Bank found “the ...

The efforts aim to stifle dissent across the region, despite various treaty protections of freedom of movement.

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 ...

A decision by the country’s highest court opens up nearshore waters to export-minded commercial trawlers, waters that had been reserved for the small-scale fishers who feed the nation. LA UNION, ...

HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Zimbabwe’s tobacco sector was once on the brink of collapse. Now, it’s booming again. Last year alone, it earned the country close to US$1 billion in revenue. But though the crop is ...

NIRJULI, INDIA — The mood inside Nirjuli Town Baptist Church one evening in late March was somber. Around 170 people, mostly young congregants from local churches, had gathered to rally against the ...

TORORO, UGANDA — Dust and cobwebs have gathered around Lawrence Ogambo’s fumbo, the long hollow drum played during the traditional burial rite of the Jopadhola. It’s been more than 50 years since ...

ERDENET, ORKHON PROVINCE, MONGOLIA — On that day in October 2019, the afternoon bell rang, and the girls thought school was over. They were ready to go home, but their teachers told them to stay. They ...

MUMBAI, INDIA — Hindi is the most widely spoken language in India, with most of its speakers concentrated in the northern regions. But this year, states in southern and western India have consistently ...

HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Blessing Mucharambei’s uncle was just having lunch when he stood up, then collapsed. “[He] started bleeding from the nose,” she says, “and died on the spot.” As far as his family ...

SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS, MEXICO — Agustín Pérez Domínguez was detained in May of 2022, along with two other men. All three were accused of killing a local police officer. Two additional men, one of ...