Tommy Trenchard

That's what one paramedic says of the targeting of ambulance crews. Criminals are after phones and wallets along with medical...

Kush, a synthetic cannabinoid, is spreading quickly for the promise of a stress-relieving high. But what's the impact on users...

The island of Nyangai off the coast of Sierra Leone is on the frontline of climate change. More frequent and...

For generations, the Khoisan people harvested the rooibos plant to make tea. As this caffeine-free drink has grown widely popular...

Compelling photos capture the lives of occupiers who say gentrification and a lack of affordable housing in Cape Town have...

Photos show the desperate search for scraps left by big diamond operators. But amid rampant poverty and unemployment, zama-zamas see...

Dubbed the "train of hope," the Phelophepa has brought health care to millions of South Africans. But it's facing an...

Angola's civil war left 1,100 active minefields. The attitude had been that clearing mines is man's work until a nonprofit...

It started with a guy who had a dream – bringing books to kids in a neighborhood torn apart by...

The circus was founded to lift kids out of poverty and change racial attitudes. It's become a world-famous institution —...

Since South Africa went into lockdown in late March, the country's social divisions have been brought into sharper focus than...

The Toraja people of Indonesia keep the preserved bodies of their deceased relatives at home for years. They're saving up...