December 31, 2021Articles
As conflict rages in Cabo Delgado, women and girls are being used as sex slaves and forced to marry insurgent fighters.
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December 16, 2021Articles
Shipping lines flock to Asia-to-U.S. trade lanes at expense of many developing nations.
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‘Everyone has to fight a war to stay here on Earth.’
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September 30, 2021Videos
The Southeast African nation of Mozambique is being terrorized by “Al Shabaab,” an ISIS-affiliated insurgency that has killed 3,000 people and displaced many more. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, special correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Ed Ram report from Mozambique on the drivers of this conflict.
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September 16, 2021Articles
Employees raised alarms about how the site is used in developing countries, where its user base is already huge and expanding.
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September 18, 2021Radio
Scores of Facebook documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show employees raising alarms about how its platforms are used in developing countries, where its user base is huge and expanding. Employees flagged that human traffickers in the Middle East used the site to lure women into abusive employment situations. They warned that armed groups in Ethiopia used the site to incite violence against ethnic minorities. They sent alerts to their bosses about organ selling, pornography and government action against political dissent, according to the documents. They also show the company’s response, which in many instances is inadequate or nothing at all. A Facebook spokesman said the company has deployed global teams, local partnerships and third-party fact checkers to keep users safe.
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September 3, 2021Articles
Examples from around the world show that restrictions can actually lead to more, not fewer, abortions.
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The oil firms have fled and an Isis-affiliated insurgency has engulfed the region. As foreign troops begin to arrive, hundreds of thousands face desperate journeys to try to find safety.
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Fighting has displaced 364,000 children, with thousands ripped apart from their parents. Efforts to reunite families are slow and complex.
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Civilians fleeing the growing insurgency in northern Mozambique are being sent back into harm’s way by the authorities.
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