JOE MWIHIA, JOSPHAT KASIRE and BEN CURTIS / The Associated PressFeb 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 )
MARIA CHENG and JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated PressJul 17, 2019
More than 1,600 people have died since August in a region described as a war zone. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated PressApr 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 )
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RODNEY MUHUMUZA / The Associated PressFeb 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 )
Emily Wilson / TruthdigMay 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 )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigApr 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 )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 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? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMar 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." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Sara Weschler / TruthdigMar 13, 2014
Uganda is one of the worst places to be gay, thanks to a law made more popular by well-intentioned activists who triggered fears of cultural imperialism and conversion. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
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