Sub-Saharan Africa

Marie Rosine Ntabomvura challenges traditional gender roles in Rwanda by becoming a bus driver. Her journey highlights progress in gender equality and the support needed to overcome societal expectations, inspiring other women to defy stereotypes.

Sudan is currently experiencing the world’s largest displacement crisis. Since April 2023, around 10 million people have fled their homes. Many now face the disastrous consequences of worldwide cutbacks in development and humanitarian aid.

Tamikrest combines the music of the Tuareg with elements of Western rock. The band chooses guitars over guns to fight for the cause of a community that has been oppressed in the Sahara for decades.

Corruption systems are still in place in many African countries. The African Union estimates that $140 billion is lost to corruption every year. South Africa is a particularly serious case. But the battle against corruption can be won.

Ben Moyo’s life changed forever during Zimbabwe’s Gukurahundi genocide. His story sheds light on the enduring pain of this dark chapter.

Families struggle to take their children to university, barely five percent will receive government sponsoring to pursue their studies.

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is classified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Almost all people affected by the disease live in sub-Saharan Africa.

Kenyan legislators are seeking to ban the cultivation of eucalyptus along riparian lands, because the trees deplete the water, often resulting in the drying up of streams, aggravating the effects of climate change.

Ethiopia is the first country in the world to restrict imports of combustion engine cars. The move is celebrated as a leap in development. At the same time, large parts of the country still lack roads and an adequate power supply.

The Tanzanian government is systematically disenfranchising the Maasai in Ngorongoro. Most recently, all polling stations there were closed, and voters were assigned to stations in an area 600 kilometres away.