November 13
Uganda: Regulation or Discrimination? Uganda's Proposed IVF Law Could Be Both.
Proponents say the bill brings needed oversight to a key health care procedure. Detractors say it's the latest in a campaign against gender and sexual minorities. Read more »
October 09
Zimbabwe: They Paid for Homes. Zimbabwe Never Gave Them Deeds.
A rent-to-own program aimed to help black citizens obtain property in a post-colonial world. Decades later, many homebuyers are still waiting to call their house their own. Read more »
August 31
Uganda: They Needed Money Fast. They Got It - Only to Lose Everything.
Formal pathways to loans in Uganda are cumbersome. Money lenders step in to fill the gap -- but at a steep price. Read more »
August 29
Africa: Mpox Is Infecting Children in DRC - and Spreading to Uganda and Beyond
Health officials in Uganda told Global Press Journal to ignore information provided by health workers at the border. Read more »
August 14
Uganda: Charcoal Ban Drives Up Prices in Uganda, Putting Small Businesses in a Bind
The government is pushing for cleaner fuel options. But costs and traditions stand in the way of change. Read more »
August 07
Congo-Kinshasa: Serious Consequences As Private Medical Labs Skirt Regulations in DRC
Between 2020 and 2023, more than 60% of patients tested at private laboratories in DRC's Tshopo province were misdiagnosed. Read more »
August 05
Zambia: The Key Reason Zambia's Cholera Death Toll Is So High
Hospitals are well equipped to handle the disease. The problem? Getting there. Read more »
July 29
Uganda: In Uganda, a Substantial Teacher Pay Raise Isn't Good News for Everyone
The government boosted pay to attract and retain public school teachers. As far as private school students are concerned, it's worked a little too well. Read more »
July 26
Zimbabwe: Pregnant Women in Zimbabwe Flaunt Taboos With Baby Bump Photo Shoots
Social media trends have inspired a rise in these photo shoots in a culture that traditionally hides pregnancies. Read more »
July 17
Zimbabwe: In Zimbabwe, Free Cancer Screenings Are Widely Available. Treatment Isn't.
The country's screening initiatives help women detect cervical and breast cancers early -- but what happens next? Read more »
July 15
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Has Programs to Retain Medical Students - and That's Exactly Why They're Fleeing
Aspiring nurses are being lured to Zambia and beyond by the promise of lucrative jobs and fewer bureaucratic hurdles. Read more »
July 05
Congo-Kinshasa: Violence in DRC Has Forced Hundreds of Students Out of School. They May Never Return.
A land conflict in Kisangani has shuttered schools and forced thousands to flee their homes. For children, the effects could last a lifetime. Read more »
June 26
Africa: A Network of Hope - Shelters in Uganda Unite to Safely House LGBTQ People
Providing sexual and gender minorities with secure places to live has become more fraught since the passage of an anti-homosexuality law. Read more »
June 21
Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Skeptical About Country's Latest Currency
Zimbabwean gold is tied to the country's reserves, including the precious metal from which it gets its name. The structure aims for stability. Yet the rollout has been anything… Read more »
June 12
Uganda: False Claims, Real Harm - LGBT Ugandans Shut Out From Asylum By Impostors
Uganda's anti-homosexuality laws offer plentiful reasons for transgender, gay and other gender and sexual minorities to seek asylum abroad. But some heterosexual people have seen… Read more »
May 27
Uganda: Politics Trump Prevention As HIV Races Through Uganda's Prisons
Infection rates among incarcerated people are more than twice the national average. But behind bars, basic prevention tools are denied. Read more »
May 17
Zambia: It's Illegal. It's Unsafe. It's All the Rage in Zambia's Backyard Bars.
A homemade distilled spirit is the drink of choice for cash-strapped businesses and their drinking clients -- despite the many warnings. Read more »
May 13
Zimbabwe: During Zimbabwe's Mass Exodus, Meet the Doctors and Nurses Who Stayed
Those who remain must navigate a crumbling health care system -- and the moral, physical and mental costs that come with it. Read more »
May 06
Uganda: Forced From the Flock - LGBTQ+ Believers Are Being Pushed Out of Churches in Uganda
"The gospel that is being preached on the pulpit these days is just meant to insult and belittle us," says a Ugandan churchgoer. Read more »
May 03
Zambia: Zambia's School Population Is Exploding - But There's Nowhere for Them to Sit.
Government grants are starting to chip away at the problem -- and giving carpenters a much-needed boost, too. Read more »
April 29
Zimbabwe: Inside the Makeshift Maternity Wards of Harare
Although medical professionals warn about risks, DIY midwifery remains alive and well in a country where affordable and accessible institutional options continue to dwindle. Read more »
April 12
Uganda: These Ugandan Vendors Choose Their Jobs Over Their Health - Do They Have a Choice?
Finding affordable and accessible health care is a problem for the many women who work in Kampala's bustling markets. But so, too, is finding the time. Read more »
April 03
Africa: A Harvest for Hunger in Rural Zimbabwe
A unique communal garden known as a zunde ramambo, or "chief's granary," is an old idea getting new life -- with a timeless power to support the vulnerable. Read more »
March 25
Africa: Remembering the Zimbabwean Health Care System's Heyday
And outlining what it will take to get it back. Read more »
March 22
Congo-Kinshasa: 'We End Up Slowly Dying' - the Struggle for Water in DRC's Displacement Camps
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled violence in eastern DRC and crowded into camps that fail to meet their basic needs. Here, residents wait in long lines for limited water… Read more »
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