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They Paid for Homes. Zimbabwe Never Gave Them Deeds.

A rent-to-own program aimed to help black citizens obtain property in a post-colonial world. Decades later, many homebuyers are still waiting to call their house their own.

By Evidence Chenjerai

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Zimbabwe
They Paid for Homes. Zimbabwe Never Gave Them Deeds.

A rent-to-own program aimed to help black citizens obtain property in a post-colonial world. Decades later, many homebuyers are still waiting to call their house their own.

By Evidence Chenjerai
Nepal
Nepal’s Media Landscape Faces a ‘Watershed Moment’

By Sunita Neupane
Nepal
The Forbidden Love Stories of Nepal’s Caste System

In a society still ruled by caste, couples fight families and courts to make a life together.

By Sunita Neupane

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Africa

Coverage from Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Zambia’s School Population Is Exploding. But There’s Nowhere for Them to Sit.

By Prudence Phiri

Zimbabwe Authorities Detain Suspects Indefinitely, Despite Laws

By Linda Mujuru

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25 Years, 224 Abuse Allegations, No Peace: A Timeline of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in DRC

By Noella Nyirabihogo

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

In Chiapas, Indigenous-Language Speakers Face Life-or-Death Trials — With No Interpreter

By Marissa Revilla

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

By Coraly Cruz Mejías

Asia

Coverage from Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Cut Off From Their Own Country, All These People Want Is a Bridge

By Mayamitu Neupane

What It’s Like to Look for a Home in Kathmandu as a Dalit

By Sunita Neupane