The Hidden Toll Of Floods
It's not just homes and crops. A new study out of Pakistan suggests that long after the waters have receded, people's hopes and dreams are profoundly affected.
Africa
Historic Transfer Of Power Takes Place In Angola
For the first time since 1979, Jose Eduardo dos Santos is not Anogola's president. The only president generations have known is stepping down. A new leader is being inaugurated in the capital Luanda.
Trump Says His Pals Go To Africa To 'Get Rich.' Is That Offensive?
In a meeting with African leaders last week, Trump made a remark that sparked controversy — and kudos.
The Problem With Free Menstrual Pads
Governments in countries across Africa have promised to deliver free menstrual pads to girls. But are they getting the details right?
An Experiment Gives Cash Aid To The Poor. Is That Ethical?
In this study, thousands of people in some Kenyan villages get a monthly payment. But others in a comparison group get nothing.
Rough Translation: How 'Anna Karenina' Saved A Somali Inmate's Life
In 1980, a Somali government prisoner was sentenced to life in solitary confinement. He contemplated suicide until the prisoner in the next cell tapped out the words of a book in modified Morse code.
Democracy By Sneeze: When Wild Dogs Must Decide, They Vote With Their Noses
When it might be time to move, African wild dogs take a poll with an odd electoral instrument: sneezing. The more sneezes, the more likely it is the pack will move, according to a new study.
Whatever Happened To ... The Mission To Get Rid Of Rwanda's Dirt Floors?
A small project started in 2014 to replace dirt floors, which can make people sick, with sealed earthen floors. Demand has only grown — but not exactly in the way the CEO had imagined.
Whatever Happened To ... The Airbnb 'Superhost' From Tanzania?
After Godwin Ndosi found success renting out his family's house to tourists, he vowed to expand his business and go to grad school. Did he stick with the plan?
What's Next For Kenya
Following allegations of fraud by the opposition, Kenya's Supreme Court threw out the results of the recent presidential election and ordered a new vote within 60 days.