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Female Newsroom Spotlights Somalia Taboos
MOGADISHU (Reuters) — People often laugh when Fathi Mohamed Ahmed tells them she runs the first and ...
September 28, 2023
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Armed with Data, Slum Dwellers Demand Better Services
JOHANNESBURG/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — When 46-year-old data collector Mfanzile ...
September 23, 2023
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As Serbia Adopts Digital Welfare System, the Poorest Often Miss Out
BELGRADE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Jovana Andjela, a single mother from Belgrade, has done odd ...
September 21, 2023
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Australian Schools Lead Revival of Fading Indigenous Languages
COFFS HARBOUR, Australia (Reuters) — Whirling barefoot in a sand circle, Clark Webb leads a class of...
September 18, 2023
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Morocco Quake Survivors Live Outside As Death Toll Mounts; Moroccans, Foreign Nationals Donate Blood in Marrakech
AMIZMIZ, Morocco — People were living in the open air or in tents in Amizmiz, central Morocco, on Mo...
September 12, 2023
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Deaf Nigerian Dancers Delight Public, Challenge Expectations
IBADAN, Nigeria (Reuters) — Amateur dancer Omowunmi Otunuyi, who is deaf, delighted an audience in t...
September 7, 2023
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Bosnian Girl Makes Traditional Clothing for Barbie Dolls
SARAJEVO (Reuters) — A Bosnian girl is making traditional Balkan costumes with headdresses and decor...
September 4, 2023
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El Salvador’s Controversial Gang Crackdown Stamps Out Extortion
SAN SALVADOR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — For nearly 20 years, Antonio Ventura has been handing ov...
September 4, 2023
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Seaside Screen Brings Magic of Movies to Gaza Years after Cinemas Closed
GAZA (Reuters) — With car tires, rocks and mounds of sand as seats, Palestinians of all ages have be...
September 4, 2023
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Art Therapy Helps Afghan Women with Mental Health
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) — At home in northern Afghanistan, 19-year-old Khushi draws a ...
August 24, 2023
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Gaza Man Who Lost Leg at 9 Proves Inspiration for Young Swimmers
GAZA (Reuters) — Majdi El-Tattar was just 9 years old when he lost his leg in an accident. Now he is...
August 21, 2023
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G20 Ministers Vow to Promote Digital Public Infrastructure
BENGALURU, India (Jiji Press) — Digital economy ministers from the Group of 20 major economies Satur...
August 20, 2023
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Burkina Faso Designer Weaves New Life into Traditional Fabric
KOUDOUGOU, Burkina Faso (Reuters) — Amid the rhythmic clatter of traditional wooden looms, artisans ...
August 19, 2023
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Libya Recovers Colonial Wolf Statue Sold as Scrap and Found on a Farm
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) — Libyan authorities have recovered a large bronze wolf statue that once s...
August 19, 2023
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Crowdfunded Wells Quench Thirst in Senegal
PODOR, Senegal (Reuters) — In the arid expanse of northern Senegal, women traverse kilometers daily ...
August 12, 2023
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