Contradictory rules governing whether journalists from other countries can report in Indonesia add another layer of government control, press freedom advocates say.

In the 1980s, Zimbabwe had a strong ambulance system with well-trained personnel, including a public service in Harare. But ...

When 28-year-old Simon Dibia decided to run for a councilor position in a July 12 election for one of Lagos state’s local ...

A hospital corridor leads to the mortuary at Parirenyatwa Hospital. Zimbabwe’s public health system faces a severe shortage ...

US aid helped save and sustain lives, but failed to build lasting prosperity. Now, the money’s gone. Can Zimbabwe become self ...

The country’s move to root out corruption has spawned a market for backdoor complaints, often over petty grudges. It’s ...

HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Not long ago, grass and flowers grew on the wetland in Borrowdale. Flocks of birds — including red and yellow bishops — were common here, and butterflies too. “Everything from ...

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 ...

Danger at home and hunger in exile. Across East Africa, thousands of refugee families like hers, particularly from South Sudan, the world’s youngest country which has spent much of its short life in a ...

KATHMANDU, NEPAL — Two years ago, Magar’s husband joined the Russian military to fight in Ukraine, despite having no military experience. He used to work as a driver in Afghanistan and earn 50,000 ...

LUBERO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — Southern Lubero was once considered fertile territory — despite its poverty and political instability. Now, this onetime breadbasket faces famine, a brutal and ...

About 7.6 million people in Zimbabwe — nearly half the country’s population — need humanitarian assistance, according to a 2025 UNICEF report. Of those, nearly 6 million, like Tauzeni, rely on ...