Global Health

The terrorist network seized her town in 2014. Now they're gone and she's back. But life is not the same.

In answering a reporter's question, the French president characterized Africa as a continent of failing states with high birth rates. Viviane Rutabingwa shares her perspective.

She was ashamed to be seen buying condoms. She didn't dare ask her mother for advice. So how can Uganda bring down its high rate of teen pregnancy?

First she was shot at on the way to work. Then her house was destroyed by a bomb. That didn't deter this female scientist.

That's the situation in Senegal. The government has promised to buy new machines. But one cancer specialist says there isn't enough attention given to the disease.

On Sunday, South Sudan marks six years as independent country. Between its civil war and humanitarian crisis, things are so bad that anniversary celebrations were canceled.

A retired U.S. doc and a Mexican engineer co-founded a nonprofit group that is providing wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs at an affordable price.

After a yearlong absence from Twitter, Beyoncé announced a partnership between her charitable foundation and UNICEF to bring clean, safe water to the children of Burundi.

It started when a 20-something government worker in Nigeria visited a camp. And met the kids. And saw that they weren't getting much of an education.

For an upcoming series of stories, we'd like to explore the world of taboos. And we welcome your suggestions.