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As US aid dries up, Zimbabweans find new solutions to store waterIn the wake of the United States鈥� aid cuts, which supported projects in agriculture and food security across Zimbabwe, locals are devising their own solutions. For instance, one community built rainwater storage tanks from chicken wire, canvas, and cement.
25 years after infamous land grabs, Zimbabwe turns a pageTwenty-five years after the seizure of thousands of white-owned farms, Zimbabwe has begun paying back farmers whose land was taken.
He used to rob people on Nairobi鈥檚 streets. Now he shows them to tourists.Dennis 鈥淭yphoon鈥� Mboya gives tours of the Nairobi, Kenya, informal settlement where he grew up, and uses his own story to inspire other young people in his community.
鈥楽old ... a dream鈥�: Young Senegalese sour on the president they choseYoung Senegalese voters were a driving force behind Bassirou Diomaye Faye鈥檚 victory in last year鈥檚 presidential election. Now, many are disillusioned.
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Forest conservation has an unlikely ally: FaithSacred forests have long been shielded from destruction by their communities. Recognition of that reality is growing in conservation circles.
In Congo, a reporter returns to a city transformed by warOn the front lines of war in eastern Congo, a Monitor reporter struggled to make sense of the suffering she witnessed.聽
Near war鈥檚 front lines, a Congolese village hesitantly rebuildsIn February, rebels conquered eastern Congo鈥檚 largest city, forcing displaced people sheltering there to return to homes in the middle of a war zone.
Rebels took eastern Congo鈥檚 largest city. Now they must run it.As it continues to take territory, the Congolese rebel group M23 wants to show it is more than just an army, and that it can also govern.聽
The world looked away from Congo鈥檚 rape crisis. She did not.This year, a rebel army called M23 has captured large sections of eastern Congo, exposing women there to a familiar weapon of war: rape.聽
Trump reignites South African debate over white farmers: Persecuted or privileged?The Trump administration promises to resettle South Africa鈥檚 white Afrikaner community as refugees in the U.S. Many in South Africa wonder why.
Offering hope and community, soccer helps Somalis heal from warIn Somalia, amputee soccer is giving young people with disabilities a new lease on life.聽
Sudan鈥檚 community kitchens shut down amid attacks and aid cutsSudan鈥檚 emergency response rooms are a vital lifeline to communities devastated by the country鈥檚 civil war. Now, USAID cuts threaten their future.
The cure for congested cities? Kenya is building new ones.Many African satellite city projects have aimed too high, and failed to launch. But one such project in Kenya, Tatu City, is bucking the odds.聽
Can giving cash, no strings attached, help end poverty? In Malawi, they鈥檙e finding out.In Malawi, one aid group seeks to upend ideas about international assistance by giving individuals a one-time cash payment, without conditions.
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