Zambia: Zambian Women Are Obsessed With Using Tobacco for Sex - Despite the Health Risks

They ingest snuff to self-medicate and insert it in their vaginas to increase their partner's sexual pleasure. But smokeless tobacco could compound the already steep health… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Driving Cargo Trucks in Zimbabwe Is Dangerous and Difficult. This Woman Is Doing It Anyway.

Just 5% of the nation's truck drivers are women, and the demanding job comes with challenges at home and on the road. Read more »

Uganda: Behind the Wheel With Uganda's Pioneering Women Drivers

Low pay, sexual harassment and job instability haven't stopped women from pursuing opportunities in the male-dominated public transport sector. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Once 'Masters of the Forest,' DRC's Pygmy Community Is Being Forced Out of National Park

Despite a 2022 law that protects indigenous land rights, evictions from Virunga National Park leave little access to traditional ways of life. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands Have Taken Refuge Near DRC's Virunga National Park. Can the Park Survive?

Deforestation threatens the park's future -- but the people cutting its trees are fighting for survival themselves. Read more »

Africa: Tragic Floods Demonstrate the Lifesaving Power of Trees

After disastrous flooding and mudslides, the Kalehe government launched a reforestation campaign to help spare future generations from the same overwhelming grief. Read more »

Zambia: Why Grants for Women-Run Businesses in Zambia Never Reach Them

The rural business owners, who often are illiterate, struggle with a national grant program's complex application process -- making them prime targets for scams. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Guilty Until Proven Innocent? Zimbabwe Authorities Detain Suspects Indefinitely, Despite Laws

Pre-trial detentions frequently extend long past constitutional limits. And forget promised compensation. Read more »

Africa: Where Will They Play? Uganda's Capital Struggles to Retain Increasingly Rare Open Spaces

With fewer public open spaces, players turn to private lots and facilities -- if they can afford the rental fees. Read more »

Africa: 25 Years, 224 Abuse Allegations, No Peace - DRC Kicks Out UN Peacekeeping Mission

The longtime mission leaves a complex legacy, providing safety to displaced populations even as some peacekeepers stood accused of sexual abuse. While some celebrate their… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Pandora's Lunchbox - How School Fees Embody the Chaos of Zimbabwe's Currency System

A flailing currency system that pits weak local dollars against scarce US dollars has far-reaching impacts on education. Read more »

Uganda: How a Tourism App in Uganda Is Making Its Mark in East Africa - and Beyond

Founder Brian Namanya discusses the future of Tubayo, an online marketplace for accommodations, tours and other experiences. Read more »

Zimbabwe: From Researcher to Ride-Share Driver - Why This Zimbabwe Man Made the Switch

Didymus Mhuru once worked in research for the government. Since 2020, he's worked full time behind the wheel for ride-hailing apps. Is the money worth it? Read more »

Zimbabwe: A Teacher Exodus Threatens the Future of Zimbabwe's Education System

The country's economic turmoil has led thousands of teachers to quit. Students don't have that option. Read more »

Zimbabwe: 'Pirate' Taxis Blamed for a Rise in Hit-and-Runs in Zimbabwe

With few public options, unlicensed vehicles for hire now dominate the transportation industry. But in the rush for cash, justice can take a back seat. Read more »

Zimbabwe: After Waiting Nearly 10 Years, Hungry Families in Arid Zimbabwe Thirst for Promised Water

About 3,000 families were relocated following a flood in 2014. They were promised land and irrigation to grow food. Instead, they've gone hungry. Read more »

Uganda: Worth the Salt? Artisanal Miners Continue to Work Despite Health Concerns

The unlicensed workers use what they have to combat health fears in Uganda's top salt-producing lake. A new law is supposed to offer protections. So far, little is on the way. Read more »

Zimbabwe: As Parents Seek Opportunity Abroad, Children in Zimbabwe Find Abuse At Home

In a rural border town, young people navigate the rootless, violent aftermath of their parents' migration. Read more »

Zimbabwe: 'I Was All Alone' - Why Some Zimbabwean Women Kill Their Babies

More than three decades after Zimbabwe created its infanticide law to spare women harsh murder sentences, advocates say the root causes have yet to be addressed. Read more »

Uganda: A 'Mysterious Tropical Disorder' Is Devastating Families in Northern Uganda

Two centers for the treatment of nodding syndrome closed in 2017, leaving families with few options to manage the little-understood condition. Now, a priest has stepped in to help. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Disaster At the Intersection of Cholera and Climate Change

Cholera outbreaks used to occur in five-year cycles, but recent decades have seen annual surges. This year, Zimbabwe recorded more than 7,000 cases and declared a state of… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Goal to End Aids Is So Close. Why Are Health Experts Worried?

New HIV infections and AIDS deaths have plummeted, but stigma is on the rise. The solution may come from the era when the epidemic was at its worst. Read more »

Uganda: A Fight for Land in the Shadow of a Ugandan Mountain

Burned homes and captured livestock mark a decadeslong feud over land on the outskirts of a renowned forest. Can a partnership bring peace? Read more »

Zimbabwe: Fake Marriages. a Black Market. What Zimbabwe's Health Care Workers Are Doing to Get UK Jobs

Whether the jobs will actually be there when they arrive is a different question. Read more »

Uganda: As Ugandan Pipeline Project Begins, Landowners Navigate a Crooked Road to Compensation

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline is slated to pass through 10 districts in Uganda, but many who own property in its path haven't seen a cent from the government. Read more »