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Uganda
COVID Aid Payments Fail to Reach Intended Workers

Taxi drivers, restaurant workers, street vendors and others directly impacted by a national lockdown were supposed to receive payments under a government relief program. Many saw nothing.

By GPJ Uganda

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Zimbabwe
Sex Work During the Pandemic Becomes Even More Dangerous

Financial desperation has forced Zimbabwe’s sex workers to abandon their usual precautions, leaving them even more vulnerable to illness, violence and exploitation.

By Kudzai Mazvarirwofa
Democratic Republic of Congo
Gang Violence Amid Teenagers Soars During Pandemic

By Zita Amwanga
Zimbabwe
From Subsistence to Small Business: Gardeners Hit Pay Dirt

After the pandemic halted most commerce, urban gardeners sowed a new source of income.

The Stories Gardens Tell. Part 1. Read Part 2

By Fortune Moyo

Coronavirus Stories by region

Africa

Articles from DRC, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Workers in Informal Economy Shun Virus Lockdown Rules

By Linda Mujuru

Women Find No Exit From ‘Shadow Pandemic’ of Abuse

By Linda Mujuru

Removing Obstacles to Mental Health Care — Over the Phone

By Prudence Phiri

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Americas

Articles from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Coronavirus Devastates Puerto Rico’s Tourism Industry

By Ishbel Cora Rodríguez

Baby Turtles May Become a Casualty of Coronavirus

By Sarai González

For Mexico’s Informal Vendors, Microcredit Offers Potential Relief, Threat of Debt

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Asia

Articles from Indian-administered Kashmir, Mongolia and Nepal