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Orphanage ‘tourism’ draws scrutiny To people in the U.S., an orphanage sounds like an outdated concept.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...
Congo’s retreat from democracy After more than 16 years in power, the Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila was to step down after his term expired in...
Africans with albinism face discrimination, attacks [program] People in rural parts of Tanzania and other areas of East Africa face a lot of challenges. But life can be particularly difficult for people with...
Project Exile: Fleeing Uganda after corruption reporting "They raided the office, got our staff, questioned them, beat up some of them. People ran for their lives." In late 2008 Ugandan politics were...
Is fair trade really fair? Note this program was originally released July 9, 2015. You see the label on coffee, chocolate, t-shirts and even gold, “Fair Trade.” The...
Is Fair Trade really fair? [program] You see the label on coffee, chocolate, t-shirts and even gold, “Fair Trade.” The extra dollars you pay for the products are meant to...
Project Exile: Running from Sudan’s al-Bashir Abdel Moneim Suleiman I told them: “How? I’m writing in a local newspaper. How could I be a spy? To whom?” They started beating me again and...
Stemming the tide Gays and lesbians face harsh prison penalties or even death in most nations of sub-Saharan Africa. In many countries, homophobia is growing. I met...
David Kato: martyr for same-sex love in Uganda The Life and Death of David Kato David Kato was the first openly gay man in Uganda, a dangerous title in a country known for its hostility to...
