Ebola Outbreak in Congo Declared a Global Health Emergency
Jul 17, 2019 More than 1,600 people have died since August in a region described as a war zone.Israel in Deal to Resettle Africa Migrants, Then Backtracks
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.Migrant Recounts Deportation From Israel
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.
Director Mira Nair on Who Decides What’s ‘Marginal’ and Why People Should Tell Their Own Story
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.
A Century of Women Working for Peace
Apr 30, 2015 One hundred years ago, more than 1,000 women gathered here in The Hague during World War I, demanding peace.
Why Don’t We Care About Congo’s Dead?
May 16, 2014 What happens when millions of Africans die in a conflict in which some of the world's most desired natural resources are at stake? Very little, it turns out.Is it true that atrocities in Africa garner little international attention because the victims are black?
‘Climate Change Is Impacting People’s Lives, Now. Not at Some Time in the Future’
Mar 19, 2014 Some contrarian climate scientists have claimed that developing clean energy sources is unwise for these countries -- insisting incorrectly that dirty energy is the future. Most of us are smarter than that.
Threats Abroad Make Gays Less Safe in the West
Mar 15, 2014 Eleanor Margolis, writing in New Statesman, argues that "every piece of homophobic legislation enacted by a foreign government has a knock-on effect on ours."
Homophobia: Africa’s Hottest Trend
Mar 14, 2014 It's not just Uganda. The Democratic Republic of the Congo could become the 38th African country to ban homosexuality. A politician in Kenya, meanwhile, is demanding enforcement of a colonial law that criminalizes gay sex.
The Anti-Gay Law in Uganda and the Miracle of Denial
Mar 13, 2014