Africa: Brick By Brick, Zimbabwe Companies Fall to Foreign Competitors

National laws aimed at redressing colonial imbalances reserve retail sectors, like that of brickmaking, for locals. But companies with outside investment, particularly from China,… Read more »

Africa: Uganda's Housing Crunch Worsens As Affluent Refugees Move in

As well-to-do refugees settle in Kampala's suburbs, Ugandans say they're being priced out. Read more »

Africa: East African Governments Coordinate Efforts to Quash Dissent, Activists Say

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

Africa: The Next Pandemic Could Come From This Forest

Tobacco farming in Uganda has resulted in the loss of trees key to the diets of chimpanzees and baboons, increasing human-primate interactions -- and the risk for disease… Read more »

Africa: Zimbabwe Braces for HIV Resurgence As U.S. Aid Evaporates

Sex workers are the first to feel the effects, as mobile health clinics that offered condoms and preventative treatments disappear. Read more »

Africa: Ugandans Fear Resurgence of Aids As Health Clinics Close

As US President Donald Trump ends nearly all foreign aid funding, access to medicines that have suppressed an epidemic for decades will disappear. Read more »

Africa: Stuck in Zimbabwe - African Refugees Grounded By U.S. Executive Order

Some refugees at a settlement camp were about to board flights to new futures. Trump's policy decisions mean they are starting over yet again. Read more »