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 ...

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

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

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

Fishermen bemoan dwindling catches as contamination by industrial waste and other pollutants raises concerns about the safety of food and drinking water. NORTON, ZIMBABWE — Paul Majoni stares at the ...

LAKE KATWE, UGANDA — At first glance, the branches scratching the surface of Lake Katwe look like a gripping artwork for the way they create different shapes in the water. If, to an outsider’s eye, ...

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — A new bill in Parliament would widen the authority of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission and increase its ability to censor content on digital platforms, including social ...

A shortage of pathologists and a culture of corruption have made mortuaries sites of extortion and grief.

One-third of the dialysis patients at the country’s National Kidney Center came for treatment after working abroad, often at jobs with grueling hours and few water or bathroom breaks in stifling heat.

Lung and heart disease are on the rise, and one study found lead in the blood of every child. ERDENET, ORKHON PROVINCE, MONGOLIA — Delger Vangan wakes up every morning at 6 to walk in the mountains ...