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April 11, 2017 | Field Notes
Nigeria's Invisible Crisis
Leslie Roberts captures life in Nigeria for internally displaced people coping with the effects of Boko Haram.
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Africa
April 09, 2017 | Science Magazine
Nigeria's Invisible Crisis
In one of the world's least recognized crises, hunger amplifies disease for millions fleeing the violence of Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria.
April 09, 2017 | Oxpeckers
Coal Mines Leave a Legacy of Ruin in South Africa
A 19-month investigation exposes South Africa's failure to stop the ongoing pollution from coal mines that have been shut down.
April 08, 2017 | Independent Online
A 'Trilogy of Corruption' Is Tearing a Community Apart
About 13 percent of South Africa is still held as communal land. International mining houses often cut deals with leaders of these lands to get access for new operations.
April 06, 2017 | Undark
Talking It Out: The Effort to End Female Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia
As in many parts of the world, the painful ritual persists in Ethiopia despite official bans. But community conversations can help — in multiple ways.
April 03, 2017 | NPR
'The Desperate Journey of a Trafficked Girl' Follows Teenage Girl's Route to Europe
NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Ben Taub about the reporting process for a story on human trafficking across the Sahara and the Mediterranean.
April 03, 2017 | The New Yorker
The Desperate Journey of a Trafficked Girl
Every year, thousands of teen-agers from one city in Nigeria risk death and endure forced labor and sex work on the long route to Europe.
March 31, 2017 | NPR
Poverty Plus a Poisonous Plant Blamed for Paralysis in Rural Africa
A rare known paralytic disease konzo has inflicted polio-like symptoms on thousands of the most impoverished people in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries.
March 29, 2017 | Oxpeckers
South Africa: Ministers Sign Secret Deal to Mine Strategic Water Zone
Eschewing public consultation, the ministers of the environment and mining in South Africa sign a deal to allow coal mining in a legally protected environment.
March 29, 2017 | Inter Press Service
South Africa: Alternative Mining Indaba Makes Its Voice Heard
Delegates from mining communities across the globe met in Cape Town to discuss their grievances and protest the international mining industry.
March 29, 2017 | Climate Home
Unfinished Business: Coal Miners Across South Africa Walk Away from Clean Up
International factors are squeezing South African coal miners, leading to smaller profit margins and a corresponding shift to junior miners that often abandon mines.
March 29, 2017 | Independent Online
South Africa: Days of Coal Mines Are Numbered as Eskom Shifts Focus
As Africa's largest utility shifts its policies and the world slowly moves toward renewables, South Africa's coal mines are increasingly abandoned.
April 13, 2012 | Project news, Education news
Pulitzer Center-Wake Forest University Panel Draws Crowd, Inspires Discussion
Hundreds hear from Jon Sawyer and Cynthia Gorney at Wake Forest University community event focused on child marriage.
April 04, 2012 | Project news
Stephanie Sinclair Named National Magazine Award Finalist
Stephanie Sinclair is a finalist in the National Magazine Award competition for her photography of child brides around the world.
April 03, 2012 | Project news
Radio Program Highlights Pulitzer Center Partnership With North Carolina Universities
Listen to Wake Forest Journalism Director Justin Catanoso discuss his school's partnership with the Pulitzer Center, Guilford College and High Point University.
March 23, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: Breaking Taboo
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Liberia and Senegal.
March 16, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: What Kony Left Behind
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Ghana and Turkey.
March 02, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: Class Warfare
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Russia to Senegal.
March 01, 2012 | Project news, Awards
"Too Young to Wed" Takes Second Place in Pictures of the Year International
Too Young To Wed: The Secret World of Child Brides wins second place in the issue reporting multimedia story division of the Pictures of the Year International's photojournalism competition.
February 28, 2012
Social Media Week: Innovations in the Developing World
Competition organizers challenge entrepreneurs to create technology that solves communication, privacy, and infrastructure problems in the developing world.
February 22, 2012 | General news, Project news
Photography by Richard Mosse Featured in The New York Review of Books
One of Richard Mosse's unique infra-red photographs from Congo can be seen in The New York Review of Books.
February 17, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: Arab Spring Awakening
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Tunisia and Egypt.
February 10, 2012 | Project news, Awards
Child Brides: Stephanie Sinclair's Photography Wins World Press Photo Award
Stephanie Sinclair wins first prize in the contemporary issues category from World Press Photo for her images of the hidden but widespread practice of child marriage.
February 01, 2012 | Project news
West Africa's Oil Industry: Pulitzer Center Grantee Generates Buzz
Christiane Badgley's article about Ghana's oil industry, originally published by iWatch, has been highlighted by various news and advocacy organizations.