South Africa’s xenophobia problem South Africa's wealth and stability has drawn millions of migrants from elsewhere in Africa. Yet migration has tested the Rainbow Nation's unity and...
‘Period poverty’ activists tackle menstrual taboos [rebroadcast] At this year’s Academy Awards a film called “Period. End of Sentence” won the Oscar for best short documentary. The movie focused on the...
Child soldiers: a persistent problem Thousands of children have been used as soldiers in at least 18 countries around the world in the past two years. For the children who survive, the...
China’s new Silk Road Chinese workers have built bridges in Serbia, a huge railroad tunnel in Uzbekistan and a gas and oil pipeline across Myanmar. These are just a few of...
The problem of child soldiers Thousands of children have been used as soldiers in at least 18 countries around the world in the past two years. For the children who survive, the...
Eritrea’s opportunity The young nation of Eritrea is often referred to as the North Korea of Africa. The country has jailed thousands of political prisoners, eliminated...
Ethiopia’s new hope The East African nation of Ethiopia has spent much of the last three decades as an authoritarian one-party state. Political opponents of the...
South Sudan’s standoff When South Sudan became a country in 2011, there was a lot of optimism in a nation where people had endured decades of conflict to win independence...
Orphanage ‘tourism’ draws scrutiny To people in the U.S., an orphanage sounds like an outdated concept. Many of us only remember seeing them in movies like “Annie” Orphanages...
Europe’s immigration quagmire Back in 2015, the immigration crisis in Europe was in headlines worldwide. Since then the numbers of people crossing the by sea to the...
