Kenya: Contraceptives key to reducing risk of maternal death among teens (InterPress Service)
Eva Muigai was in her final trimester when her family discovered she was pregnant. Ms. Muigai, 17, lives with her […]
West Africa: How farmers and processors are impacted by COVID-19 (ICRISAT)
The agricultural season is underway in much of West Africa and farmers are feeling the impacts of COVID-19 in new […]
Uganda: In African villages, coronavirus sparks fears of a spike in malaria deaths (Thomson Reuters)
In her small home in northern Uganda surrounded by the six children she cares for, Acayo Rose, 74, sleeps under […]
Uganda: Parents adjust to new childcare duties during COVID-19
Over the past few months, Beatrice Luzobe has had more time at home for family, meaning more bonding time, more […]
Burkina Faso: Crises push children out of school and into harm’s way (The New Humanitarian)
When 13-year-old Martin left her village in northern Burkina Faso for a safer town last year, she hoped to restart […]
Burkina Faso: Recovered from coronavirus, journalist Issaka Lingani says he was luckier than others
In his sixties, Issaka Lingani is a journalist and director of the weekly publication Opinion in Ouagadougou. He is well-known […]
DRC: Ban on bushmeat consumption affects community diets
This story was originally published on May 25. It’s 7 a.m. and a fine rain is falling in Virunga National […]
Uganda: COVID-19 ban on livestock markets makes life difficult for chicken farmer
This story was originally published on April 27. It’s 12 o’clock noon on a hot sunny day, and the temperature […]
Tanzania: COVID-19 forces female vendors to sell in new ways
This story was originally published June 8. It’s raining this evening, but Sophia Kimaro is busy in her house preparing […]
Burkina Faso: Women are changing their daily routines because of additional burdens during COVID-19
It’s 12:35 and the city of Bobo-Dioulasso is quiet and the road clear. On a typical day, this would be […]