Zimbabwe's President Throws Country into an Economic Tailspin
President Emmerson Mnangagwa sent the country into turmoil after doubling oil prices just before flying off to Russia.
Africa
One of the World's Largest Rainforests Could Be Wiped Out by 2100
Satellite data indicates that the Congo Basin lost an area of forest larger than Bangladesh between 2000 and 2014.
Africa's Fastest-Growing City Sees Benefits From More Female Engineers
In Dar es Salaam, more women are gaining access to careers in engineering—and they're bringing innovative and inclusive ideas along with them.
Using Acoustic Gun Shot Localization to Curb Poaching
New technology detects the shockwave of a supersonic bullet traveling through space, which cannot be muffled, to track poachers shooting at elephants and rhinos.
Deforestation Is Happening in Southern Africa Much Faster Than Previously Thought
New research using radar data, as opposed to visual satellite imagery, is a reminder that deforestation and environmental degradation aren't just happening in tropical forests.
Viewfinder: A Chinese Honor Guard Greets the President of Sierra Leone
Female members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army honor guard wait to greet Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio during a welcome ceremony in the Great Hall of the People on August 30th, 2018, in Beijing, China.
How Furniture Demand in America Thins Forests Across Central Africa
A recent study illustrates the connection between consumer demand in the U.S. and increased furniture production in China, which is, in turn, fueling logging in Central Africa.
Viewfinder: Processing Vanilla in the Comoros
Laborers process dried vanilla pods at the Vaniacom factory on July 29th, 2018, in Moroni, Comoros.
Inside Zimbabwe's Fight to Curb Pangolin Poaching
The animal is considered sacred in certain regions of the country, and that belief is being used to prevent locals from killing the endangered creature for profit.
Could Earthquake-Monitoring Technology Help Save Elephants?
A new study shows how technology developed to study earthquakes could help conservationists monitor elephant populations from afar.
The Global State of Women's Economic Opportunity
A new World Bank report looks at how legislation in 189 countries affects women's access to jobs, property, justice, and credit.
PS Picks: Nigerian Creatives and the Art Scene in West Africa
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
In Botswana, Data Collection Problems Exacerbate Undernutrition
The country is ambitiously attempting to tackle malnutrition and stunting in children, but a lack of reliable statistics hampers its efforts to end the problem.
Girls in the Ivory Coast Share the Burden of Teenage Pregnancy
An unplanned child used to derail the education of girls in the country, but a new approach is helping young mothers stay in school.
Latin American Smugglers Are Now Trafficking Asylum Seekers From Across the Globe
Migrants from across Asia and Africa are crossing oceans to travel perilous routes in Latin America toward the U.S. and Canada.
Africa Needs a New Approach in Its Battle Against Hunger
The initiatives of the Green Revolution served a purpose, but it's past time to update them for a new era.
Could Dust Storms From Africa Be Damaging Ecosystems in the Florida Keys?
It appears that dust blown off the Sahara desert may be initiating harmful bacteria growth in coral reefs across the Atlantic.
Libya's Slave Trade Didn't Appear Out of Thin Air
It's a result of European immigration policy—and of pervasive anti-blackness in the MENA region.
How Data Sharing Is Stopping Illegal Fishing in the Indian Ocean
A collection of East African nations are working together to curb the economically and environmentally harmful practice.
Letter From Ventimiglia, Italy: The African Refugees Waiting for Rescue on Italy's Mediterranean Coast
Waiting wasn't a misery the Africans expected on Europe's shore. At least a hundred of the migrants felt so desperate that they tried to swim to France.
New DNA Extraction Techniques Are Helping Enhance Our Understanding of Elephants' Biological History
Recent advances in laboratory methods are enabling scientists to recover very old or degraded DNA sequences from warmer places, where DNA degrades at a much faster rate.
Fighting Poachers With Education, Not Guns
The iconic Kruger National Park is an easy target for the poaching of large animals, especially rhinos and elephants. Those fighting the slaughter say that community education and poverty alleviation yield the best results.
Asia and Africa Can Learn From Each Other When It Comes to Rhino Conservation
Nepal's successful anti-poaching measures are a model for other countries, while African rhino-range countries excel at marketing wildlife tourism.
'A Matter of Survival': Talking Existential Climate Threats in Bonn
Earth's most vulnerable nations remind the developed world that climate action is a question of life or death.