SISI'S EGYPT: REPRESSION AT A CROSSROADS
Senior Editor Matt M. Joye chronicles the increasingly draconian regime of Egypt's President al-Sisi, and asks whether increasing repression sows the seeds for future unrest.
PHOTOJOURNAL: THE YOUNG FACES OF HAMAKUYA VILLAGE, SOUTH AFRICA
Senior Editor Michelle Bulterys shares a photojournal of her time in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
THE FAIRER SIDE OF CONSERVATION: HOW WOMEN CAN ALLEVIATE OVERFISHING
Microcredit financing has the potential to take the edge off of overfishing in the developing world. Contributing Writer Annam Raza takes a closer look.
LGBT RIGHTS IN UGANDA: ADDRESSING A RETROGRESSIVE LAW
Contributing Writer Viet Tran discusses the current state of LGBT rights in Uganda.
THE DRC'S SEXUAL VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC: A SHORT TERM SOLUTION WITH LONG TERM BENEFITS
Contributing Writer Alexandra Reich discusses the issue of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and how external armed forces can help protect those who are vulnerable, particularly internally displaced people (IDPs).
#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS AND THE LIMITS OF INTERNATIONAL ACTION
Staff writer Rashika Rakibullah examines the factors that limit the value of foreign intervention in Nigeria, especially if outrage overpowers understanding and context.
THE STRUGGLE FOR RIGHTS WITHIN UGANDA'S LGBT COMMUNITY: AN AMERICAN DEBATE RELOCATED
Staff Writer Andrew Muse-Fisher looks at how the struggle for LGBT equality in the United States also effects Uganda's more repressive approach to its own LGBT community.
THE WOMEN OF TODAY, THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW
Staff Writer Viet Tran recognizes many different women for their political, artistic, technological and medical related accomplishments.
PRISTINE OCEANS: MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN CALIFORNIA WATERS
A look into the promise of Marine Protected Areas as a tool for accomplishing necessary marine conservation goals. By Contributing Writer Annam Raza
CHINA'S AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS: TRAPPED BY STATUS
Staff Writer Siru (Rose) Zhu talks about the tenuous status of African immigrants in Guanzhou, one of China's largest cities.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND HIV PREVENTION IN TANZANIA
Staff Writer Rebecca Benest discusses an innovative way to combating the HIV/AID epidemic in Tanzania.
SOCCER SCORES NEW GOALS FOR HIV PREVENTION IN AFRICA
A look at how innovative humanitarian groups are using soccer to help address health issues, particularly HIV, in Africa. By Staff Writer Param Bhatter.
MORE TROOPS MORE PROBLEMS? FRANCE AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Sophie Desvignes takes a critical look a France's involvement in the Central African Republic.
BLOG: CHAOS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Various news reports and human rights organizations have expressed concern over a possible genocide in the Central African Republic, but should we really be calling it that? By Marianne Zape, Senior Editor
HI-TECH IN THE ROUGH: THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO'S RESOURCE CURSE
Staff Writer Andrew Kim analyzes corporate responsibility in a booming market.
AFRICAN DEMOCRACY IN A POST-MANDELA WORLD
Staff Writer Alexis Coopersmith discusses the prospects of upcoming African elections in a post-Mandela era.
8 THINGS YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT NELSON MANDELA
Staff Writer Michelle Bulterys provides eight less-known facts about Nelson Mandela's life.
AFRICA: A NEW HOME FOR ISLAMIC EXTREMISM
Will Africa be the next hotbed for Islamic extremism? By Patrick Johnson, Staff Writer
COMBATTING THE IVORY TRADE
Alexis Coopersmith looks at how African governments are combatting the illegal ivory trade.