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Sierra Leonian women buy and sell goods in a Freetown market. (Photo: Natalie Behring-Chisholm/Getty Images)

Investigation reveals that many women and girls never inform the authorities.

This NCOs block has not been renovated since it was built in 1978. (Photo: Samuel Malik)

Investigative Report

Nigeria’s Army Barracks Left High and Dry

Despite state investment, residents struggle with water shortages and dilapidated housing.

The team at Radio Easter in the South Sudanese town of Yei. (Photo: Ilona Eveleens)

Radio Programme Changing Attitudes In South Sudan

Contributions come from across the country to ensure broadcasts have nationwide relevance.

Nigeria: Grazing Routes to Ethnic Bloodshed

Limited resources like water and grazing have led to increasingly frequent battles between agriculturalists and nomadic pastoralists.

Shoreline Protection Efforts Failing in Nigeria

A decade after the project began, crucial sea defences in southern Nigerian town remain unfinished.

Traditional Birthing Practices Still Flourish in Nigeria

Despite the dangers, many women shun trained medical help during childbirth.

Ugandan Rebel Faces ICC

Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen appears at the Hague court.

Inside Nigeria's House Servant Racket

Problem of young domestic workers and middlemen stealing from clients has become widespread.

Nigeria's Romance with Marijuana

Marijuana is outlawed by many governments. In this report, Joe Agbro Jr. examines the state of the war on cannabis in Nigeria.

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A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

Interview

Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”

Journalists need training and support to properly cover war crimes trials.

Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

International Migrants Day

Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

Ukraine War Diary by A. Borden

Harsh Victory at Position X

Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?

Sevim Kaya has been a bus driver for 16 years.

Behind the Wheel in a Macho City

Some women face Adana's male-dominated traffic chaos for a living.

Karine (not her real name) was 15 when she realised that the male body she was born into was not hers. She moved from the rural community she grew up in to the capital Yerevan to be free to be herself. Unlinke many people in her community she was able to find a stable job as a hairdresser and manicurist. © Anahit Zakaryan

Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

The Israel-Hamas Conflict

Interview: The War on Disinformation

Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.

Sierra Leone: Seeking Justice For Rape Survivors