Cape Town’s poor ‘neglected’ in South Africa’s only opposition-run province | Elections News
Cape Town, South Africa – In the leafy, picturesque southern suburbs of Cape Town, Dee Lackay, 38, is making a new start after leaving Johannesburg…
‘We were not allowed to serve food to our fathers when we had our period’ | Women’s Rights
"When I was young, a girl who got her first period was scared and frightened," Burkinabe grandmother Marie, 73, tells her daughter, Aminata, and teenage…
Why are Gen Z broke? | Financial Markets
In this episode, we look at why Gen Z around the world are broke and whether they deserve the bad reputation for their lifestyle choices.…
Ivorian cocoa farmers ‘barely survive’ while chocolate company profits soar | Agriculture
Aboude, Ivory Coast – It’s 11am in Aboude, a village in southern Ivory Coast, and Magne Akoua has already been working on his cacao farm…
‘We need you’: Solomon Islands’ support for US agency’s return revealed | Business and Economy
A United States development aid agency whose return to the Solomon Islands has been delayed for years without explanation found “overwhelming support and enthusiasm” for…
‘Triple spending’: Zimbabweans bear cost of changing to new ZiG currency | Business and Economy News
Harare, Zimbabwe – At a shopping centre in Glenview, a busy working-class suburb of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, carpenter Arnold Mutiri stopped to buy a 2-litre…
Thirty years waiting for a house: South Africa’s ‘backyard’ dwellers | Housing
Cape Town, South Africa – In the backyard of a small house in Cape Town’s Mitchells Plain stands a one-room corrugated iron structure. Inside, Cheryl-Ann…
One in 10 Afghan children under five malnourished, 45 percent stunted: UN | Poverty and Development
Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in…
From prisoner to president in 20 days, Senegal’s Diomaye Faye takes office | Elections News
Dakar, Senegal – “Finally, we can breathe,” the cashier at the American Food Store supermarket in Dakar said while swiping a pot of Greek yoghurt…
Senegal’s fishermen pin hopes on new president to help them fill their nets | Poverty and Development
Dakar, Senegal – For the traditional, small-scale fishermen of Ouakam Beach in Senegal’s capital Dakar, inequality is just a glance away. Adama Gueye, a 58-year-old…
Brazil’s Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News
Aveiro, Brazil – The flames roared higher than a hundred feet, sending smoke billowing across the jungle. Boars scattered from the underbrush. Toucans shot from…
What will it take to end hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan? | Poverty and Development
UN warns Africa’s youngest nation is facing a food crisis. South Sudan is on the verge of a devastating hunger catastrophe, the World Food Programme…
Parallel seasons: How Lebanon hides from reality | Poverty and Development
Beirut, Lebanon - As Israel bombed southern Lebanon, no one was in the mood for a full-scale celebration of Christmas despite the religious, emotional and…
In Tunisia, the families of El Hancha’s disappeared fight to find them | Migration News
The families of 37 Tunisians from El Hancha near Sfax who went missing at sea have taken their protest to the capital over what they…
America’s underemployment problem | Business and Economy
New York City, USA – Makalah Monroe works at an Outback Steakhouse in Laurel, Maryland. She is a student and the only one in her…
S Africa’s Ramaphosa renews call for Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian state | Politics News
In annual State of the Nation Address, President Ramaphosa addressed domestic issues and Israel’s war on Gaza. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed his…
Why are farmers protesting across Europe? | European Union News
Demonstrators are denouncing EU policies that they say could drive them out of business. Furious farmers across the European Union are driving their protests home…
In Pakistan, old hopefuls jostle to turn around struggling economy | Business and Economy News
Pakistani voters head to the polls on Thursday amid a deep-seated economic crisis. Inflation is hovering at 30 percent, close to 40 percent of people…
Analysis: India’s 2024 interim budget shows a changing economy | Business and Economy News
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim budget last week marked nearly 10 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Sitharaman showcased the government’s achievements over…
How an algorithm denied food to thousands of poor in India’s Telangana | Poverty and Development
This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. Hyderabad and New Delhi, India – Bismillah Bee can’t conceive of owning…