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August 11, 2020 | Mail & Guardian
Exclusive: Inside the Secret World of US Commandos in Africa
This investigation reveals the scale of operations of America’s elite combat troops in Africa.
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Madagascar
March 01, 2019 | Science Magazine
A Prescription for Madagascar’s Broken Health System: Data and a Focus on Details
Improving Madagascar's ailing health system will require determination—and data.
May 21, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Writing About Africa: Thoughts from the Field
After a reporting project in Madagascar, Aaron reflects on the challenge for journalists of getting Africa "right."
April 21, 2014 | The Nation
Why Are Thousands of Malagasy Women Being Trafficked to Abusive Jobs in the Middle East?
Dishonest employment agencies are only part of the problem. Cutting international aid to corrupt or incompetent governments only makes things worse.
February 15, 2014 | Slate
Madagascar: A Cursed Land
Droughts. Bandits. Locusts. Inside the boom and bust of a Madagascar frontier town.
January 31, 2014 | GlobalPost
Madagascar, Where Child Prostitution Is Common, Cheap and 'Trivial'
With the country in economic decline, foreign sex tourists have swept in to exploit girls as young as eight or nine. Officials have mostly turned a blind eye.
January 20, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Madagascar's Crisis in Pictures
Since a 2009 coup, Madagascar has experienced continuous political and economic crisis. Photographer Rijasolo has documented it every step of the way.
January 09, 2014 | GlobalPost
Plague Highlights Public Health Failings in Madagascar
Five serious outbreaks of the plague have spotlighted the perilous state of public health in this island nation.
December 30, 2013 | The Economist
Madagascar's Election: A Nervous Wait
As Madagascar awaits a result in its presidential election, divisive legal challenges loom.
December 19, 2013 | GlobalPost
Why Madagascar's Children Have the Most at Stake in Friday's Presidential Election
Madagascar’s children have borne the highest costs of the nation's social and economic turmoil since the 2009 coup d'etat. And it will be up to the new president to refocus government priorities.
The Extent of US Special Forces Involvement in Africa
Officially, the United States has one military base in Africa. But extensive reporting has revealed the existence of a network of secret military bases and outposts across the continent.
Madagascar: When the Aid Dries Up
What happens to an aid-dependent country when the tap suddenly runs dry? Since a 2009 coup, Madagascar has been an unfortunate case study.
April 16, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
When the Aid Dries Up: Aaron Ross and Rijasolo Reporting From Madagascar
What happens to an aid-dependent country when the tap suddenly runs dry? See for yourself, as Aaron Ross and Rijasolo hit the road in Madagascar.
October 25, 2015 | General news, Project news
'Fatal Extraction' Selected as Finalist for Two Multimedia Awards
International media organizations nominate 'Fatal Extraction' for innovation in multimedia storytelling.
September 09, 2015
How Africa's Journalists United for a Pioneering Collaboration
Reporters in one of the largest ever journalistic collaborations in Africa spent months unearthing court records and hushed-up government audits to tell human stories of mining's impacts in Africa.
April 28, 2014 | General news
This Week: When the Aid Dries Up
When wealthy nations decide to punish poor nations for alleged bad behavior, it is not the leaders of the poor nations who suffer, but rather the poor themselves.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.