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Uganda’s Medical Universities Are Falling Behind — Here’s Why

A 2019 change in funding to prevent fraud has hampered universities' abilities to update equipment and to offer certain programs. Medical programs are particularly affected.

By Apophia Agiresaasi

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Haiti
Thousands Take Refuge in Haiti’s Second City as Port-au-Prince Violence Ramps Up

Many hope their moves will be temporary, but gangs have only strengthened their grip on the capital.

By Wyddiane Prophète
Zimbabwe
Uganda’s Medical Universities Are Falling Behind — Here’s Why

By Apophia Agiresaasi
India
Two Young People. Two Camps. One Dividing Line. A Story of Conflict in India’s Northeast.

More than two years after violence erupted, members of the feuding Meitei and Kuki-Zo groups in India’s Manipur state remain divided by more than their respective relief camps.

By Angana Chakrabarti

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No Water From the Tap. They’re Asked to Pay a Tax Anyway.

By Linda Mujuru

DRC-Rwanda Peace Pact Sparks Hope and Skepticism

By Merveille Kavira Luneghe

A Fragile State: Zimbabwe Reckons With the Catastrophic Loss of US Aid

By Linda Mujuru

and Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Femicides Are On the Rise in Puerto Rico. Are Guns the Answer?

By Coraly Cruz Mejías

Asia

Coverage from Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Identity Crisis: A Law Banning Conversion Sparks Fears of Religious Divide

By Angana Chakrabarti

Can Money Buy Democracy?

By Raksha Kumar

Women Get Money for Voting. But Are Their Voices Really Heard?

By Raksha Kumar

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