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Local Leaders' Anger at Theft of Development Funds

Widespread fears that ongoing projects in war torn northern Uganda will be cut short.

Zimbabwe: Street Children Abused in Harare

Few report cases to police, as they don't expect to be taken seriously.

Raw Deal for Zimbabwe Hospitals

Hospitals fail patients because of massive shortfall in funding.

Congo Rebels Exert Authority Over Goma

Soldiers and police told they are “automatically” enrolled in the M23 group.

Goromonzi residents Borden Mushonga (left) and Bopoto Nyandoro. (Photo: Gamuchirai Masiyiwa)

Zimbabwe: Goromonzi Lives in Fear as 2013 Elections Loom

Zimbabweans remember violence that accompanied last presidential election.

Congolese troops at an army base in Goma, North Kivu. (Photo: Mélanie Gouby)

Special Investigation

Will Kinshasa Go Easy on M23 Rebels?

Insurgent fighters in eastern Congo find they can sign peace deals and join the army, and then desert to extract more concessions from weak government.

World Food Programme to Buy from Local Farmers

New UN crop purchasing scheme is welcomed by growers in northern Uganda but not everyone has been able to access it.

Five Years On, Kenya's Rift Valley Still Tense

Despite public claims of reconciliation, divisions still run deep between communities.

Zimbabwean Pensioners Look to New Law

Legislation that took a decade to pass offers hope of greater policy focus on older people’s welfare.

Global Voices: Africa

Voices for Change, Africa project

Tanzania: Inside the Trade in Body Parts Driving FGM

Kenya Allows Safe Abortion. So Why Are Women Dying?

Ghana: How Community Media Defied Pressure Over Vast Mine Deal

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A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

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Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

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Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

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Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?

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Karine (not her real name) was 15 when she realised that the male body she was born into was not hers. She moved from the rural community she grew up in to the capital Yerevan to be free to be herself. Unlinke many people in her community she was able to find a stable job as a hairdresser and manicurist. © Anahit Zakaryan

Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

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Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.