Africa

As Aid Ends, Empire Endures

Marjorie Namara Rugunda / Africa Is A Country May 1, 2025 Western donors cut aid, but the model they built — rooted in control, dependency and depoliticization — still shapes Africa’s development. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

When You Love Something, You Simply Fight for It

Clare Byarugaba / Africa Is A Country Nov 8, 2024 A personal reflection from one of the few openly gay rights activists in Uganda. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Activism

Communal Art as Resistance

Ari Honarvar / Yes! Magazine Jul 18, 2024 In Tijuana, Uganda and Gaza, refugees facing dispossession, displacement and constant violence find moments of solace in the art of dance. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

Africa’s Struggle Toward Inclusive LGBTQ+ Laws

Mariel Ferragamo and Kali Robinson / Council on Foreign Relations Jun 15, 2023 Countries in Africa have some of the harshest and most discriminatory LGBTQ+ policies in the world. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

Uganda Signs World’s Worst Anti-LGBTQ Laws

Lisa Vives / InDepthNews May 31, 2023 Uganda passes horrific anti-LGBTQ laws that include capital punishment for "serial offenders" of homosexuality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

TD Original

Giving Altruism a Bad Name

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Mar 30, 2023 Effective Altruism’s metrics-driven model of philanthropy is elitist, condescending and — most damning of all — extremely ineffective. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

5 Spray Planes Trying to Save Kenya From Billions of Locusts

JOE MWIHIA, JOSPHAT KASIRE and BEN CURTIS / The Associated Press Feb 2, 2020 The voracious insects have swept in from Somalia and Ethiopia to threaten other East African nations — and they're breeding fast. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ebola Outbreak in Congo Declared a Global Health Emergency

MARIA CHENG and JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated Press Jul 17, 2019 More than 1,600 people have died since August in a region described as a war zone. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel in Deal to Resettle Africa Migrants, Then Backtracks

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2018 Netanyahu announces a deal with the U.N. to resettle African migrants in Western nations, then, hours later, puts the agreement on hold to discuss it with residents in areas of south Tel Aviv with large migrant populations. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Migrant Recounts Deportation From Israel

RODNEY MUHUMUZA / The Associated Press Feb 21, 2018 Yohannes Tesfagabr, a 29-year-old sous chef, tells how he accepted what Israeli authorities offered: $3,500 in cash and a one-way ticket to Uganda or Rwanda. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Director Mira Nair on Who Decides What’s ‘Marginal’ and Why People Should Tell Their Own Story

Emily Wilson / Truthdig May 23, 2016 In "Queen of Katwe," the “Monsoon Wedding” filmmaker turns to Uganda to capture the tale of a young, rural chess prodigy and remind us that genius is everywhere. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Century of Women Working for Peace

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 30, 2015 One hundred years ago, more than 1,000 women gathered here in The Hague during World War I, demanding peace. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )