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.
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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.