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 ...

Violence and road blockages have made it impossible to transport people and vital supplies to medical facilities.

Harare spends 12 times its income raiding illegal street vendors. Local residents say the money would be better spent ...

The country’s move to root out corruption has spawned a market for backdoor complaints, often over petty grudges. It’s leaving many judges afraid to do their jobs.

An analysis by Harare Wetlands Trust, using field surveys and Google Earth imagery, found that wetlands across Harare ...

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 ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA — It was a local election, and, for most of the day, it was peaceful, says Huzaifa Mugerwa, a young journalist covering voting for the first time. But as the day of voting wrapped up, ...

Across India, politicians promise that, if they win their elections, women under a certain income threshold in their states will get cash payouts, indefinitely. BENGALURU, INDIA — Sumathi Muniswamy, ...

Politicians throughout India give cash, indefinitely, to women who vote for them, but it's not clear whether their state budgets can keep it up. MUMBAI, INDIA — Ruhi Khan shares a one-room apartment ...