March 25
Africa: Remembering the Zimbabwean Health Care System's Heyday
And outlining what it will take to get it back. Read more »
August 23, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's 1,900% Increase in Fees to Run for Office Excludes Underrepresented Candidates
High nomination fees to run for office mean that as Zimbabweans go to the polls, some would-be candidates won't be on the ballot. Read more »
June 13, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Govt Health Insurer Is Imploding. Civil Servants Pay the Price
The country's civil servants have long had access to comprehensive health insurance, but a tangle of financial challenges has led the insurer to close facilities, leaving many… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Zimbabwe: As Elections Near, 'Insult Laws' Limit Free Speech
Free speech advocates are concerned that the government has been using the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act to keep citizens and journalists from expressing political… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: In Kisangani, 1.4 Million Residents and No Firetruck
An unstable power grid puts homes and businesses at risk for electrical fires, but residents must fight the blazes with ineffective, makeshift methods. Read more »
March 21, 2023
Zimbabwe: Teen Pregnancies Are Soaring. Is Revamping Sex Education the Answer?
Teachers and others say Zimbabwe's current curriculum falls short and should be redesigned. But some question whether the subject should be taught in schools at all. Read more »
March 20, 2023
Uganda: Cocoa Is Big Business, but Farmers Aren't Reaping Its Rewards
Many of Uganda's small-scale farmers rely on someone else to dry their beans, a practice that keeps them in a cycle of poverty. A new processing factory aims to change that. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Uganda: Bus Companies Warn of Collapse Without Government Intervention
Inflation, high fuel costs and taxes have decimated the bus industry in Uganda. Employees and passengers are paying the price. Read more »
February 22, 2023
Zimbabwe: Free and Fair? Voters Are Skeptical As Key Election Nears
Ongoing distrust in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is sowing apathy as much as it calls for reform. Read more »
February 08, 2023
Uganda: At Crowded Facility, Patients Make Camp Where They Can
Patients from all over Uganda and neighboring regions travel to Kampala for treatment at the only public institution in the country that provides comprehensive cancer care. Despite… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Zimbabwe: Once Revered, Teachers Now Push for Adequate Pay
Educators during the country's post-independence golden age wanted for nothing. Today's teachers say they barely scrape by. Read more »
October 17, 2022
Zimbabwe: Benefit Or Burden? A Farming Program's Mixed Results
Doubts about its effectiveness and allegations of corruption tarnish a contract farming program intended to reduce Zimbabwe's reliance on maize imports. Read more »
October 13, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: In a Vital River Basin, Chinese Mine Dredges With Impunity
In January, officials ordered Xiang Jiang Mining to cease operations near the Congo River. Nine months later, the mine is still open - and residents are still protesting. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Zimbabwe: New Water Policy Brings Less Sharing, More Spying
The government says the switch to a prepaid system improves payment collections and water conservation. Residents and landlords argue it costs more, hurts the vulnerable and ruins… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Uganda: Lawsuit Targets Police Officers' Shoddy Housing
Thousands of police officers, required to reside in barracks, endure deplorable living conditions. A lawyer is suing the government on their behalf. Read more »
October 06, 2022
Uganda: They Bought Ambulances for Their Constituents. Should Politicians Do That?
Members of Parliament say they are simply trying to shore up Uganda's emergency medical services infrastructure. Critics demand they should stick to legislating. Read more »
September 19, 2022
Zimbabwe: His Political Playbook Worked Elsewhere. Can He Win Here?
Backers of the opposition's presidential candidate see hope in upstart victories in Malawi and Zambia. But in Zimbabwe, a single party has been in power for more than four decades. Read more »