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GoDaddy.com CEO's Graphic Elephant Slaughter Video Causes an Uproar
Bob Parsons says he's helping out Zimbabwe by killing elephants in the middle of the night. Commenters on his video disagree.
Business
Repatriating Retro T-Shirts from Africa (for a Good Cause)
Can we help Africa by clothing Americans in cool retro T-shirts? Maybe.
Business
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Clean Burn: Can a Stove Save Lives, Forests, and Africa's Economy?
One company's ambitious plan to change the energy economy of sub-Saharan Africa, saving lives and the environment.
Business
How Oliberté, the Anti-TOMS, Makes Shoes and Jobs in Africa
“At Oliberté, we believe Africa can compete on a global scale, but it needs a chance."
News
Joseph Kony and the Moral Ambiguity of the Modern World
The film everyone's talking about reminds us that hardly anything is black and white anymore.
Business
Facebook Doesn't Need Your Money; Invest in Africa Instead
Facebook may be the rage, but a more productive investment awaits abroad, where demand for capital is far higher.
Culture
That "Face of Tomorrow" Photo Project Is Kind of Racist
Artist Mike Mike's photography project, "The Face of Tomorrow," makes some interesting decisions about how to group people.
Business
How TOMS and Buy-One-Give-One Really Help
Do TOMS shoes—and all donations of goods—hurt the poor more than they help? One expert weighs in.
Education
Ten Commencement Speakers You Wish You'd Had
These ten speakers inspired but still kept it real with their audiences, making their graduation speeches memorable years after they were given.
Education
Why We Should Make It Easier for High School Grads to Take a "Gap Year"
When students take a year off before college to gain real-world experience, everyone wins.
News
Can a Slumchella Music Fest Empower Kenya's Poor?
Kenyan activists are riffing off the popular music festival to protest Ethiopia’s largest infrastructure project to date.
News
Pedal to Prosperity: Fighting Poverty with Sturdy Bikes in Sub-Saharan Africa
A durable bike is hard to find in sub-Saharan Africa, but the World Bicycle Relief is delivering thousands of bikes to those who need them most.
Design
In Mali, a $25 Projector Makes Adult Education Easier
Teaching adults to read in rural Mali, where many classrooms don't have electricity, is really hard. This brilliant $25 projector helps.
Lifestyle
A Kenyan Slum Gets a Solar-Powered Soccer Field
Mathare, a collection of slums in Nairobi, Kenya, is a difficult place to grow up. And while sports provide a positive experience for kids in...
News
Going Gaddafi: Seven African Nations that Are Ripe for Revolution
With a dozen African countries on the brink of elections, we assess which are most likely to see a popular revolt.
Business
Fighting Famines with Markets: In Ethiopia, an Exchange Empowers Rural Farmers
A modern commodity exchange improved the lot of Ethiopia's smallholder farmers. Now the model is spreading across Africa.
News
Revolution in Egypt: Who's Next?
Hosni Mubarak's regime is over. Which other populations around the Middle East and Africa are ready to follow Egypt's lead?
Environment
In Benin, Solar-Powered Irrigation Pollutes Less and Produces More
Solar power and drip irrigation have improved the lives of people living in poverty. But few had ever tried combining the two.
