Lami* was 19 years old when she was abducted from Gulak, a town in Adamawa State, in northern Nigeria near […]
Every morning, Josphat Kamwi joins scores of villagers at a muddy dam. He drags his converted mosquito nets through the […]
In November 2014, Fanna Liman Mustafa’s house burned to the ground when Boko Haram raided Baga, in north-eastern Nigeria. The […]
A better life is always possible, even after untold suffering. Ms. Zeynabou cuts weeds near a soft drink bottling plant […]
Maurice Ouendeno stares silently at the arm of his blue plastic lawn chair. He waits a few minutes before beginning […]
Aman Maomao is one of hundreds of people sheltering in the grounds of a public building. He says: “Life is […]
Pastoralist John Mabil says, “Right now, I am doomed.” Mr. Mabil raises cattle in Bor, the capital of Jonglei state […]
Authorities have closed schools in Liberia and Sierra Leone because of the Ebola outbreak. There is no immediate prospect of […]
The Tonga people in Zimbabwe’s Matebeland North Province have for generations depended on fishing for food and income. But government […]
Doudou Sow is furious. For the last 10 years, small-scale farmers in his area have been steadily losing their land […]