Alex Duval Smith

Reporter

Alex Duval Smith is a reporter based in Mali.

The man who stood up to Mugabe

March 10, 2017Agence France-Presse

Zimbabwean opposition politician Roy Bennett goes on trial for treason.

Zimbabwe’s Anglican church divided over politics

August 2, 2016Agence France-Presse

South Africa: no feet no hindrance for cyclist

August 2, 2016Lifestyle

Disabled cyclist competes in Cape Town race

August 2, 2016Agence France-Presse

Black South African youth shut out of secure jobs

July 31, 2016Agence France-Presse

Thanking Goodness: Community care workers and HIV/AIDS patients help each other in South Africa

July 31, 2016Politics

PEPFAR is moving to support local leadership and implementation capacity for AIDS care and treatment. And given the South African health system’s weaknesses in the face of the magnitude of AIDS and TB, that means an investment in people like Goodness Henama –– lay listeners with just a few weeks of training.

Adult circumcision campaign fails in AIDS-plagued Swaziland

July 31, 2016Lifestyle

US effort doesn’t go over well in the country with the highest HIV infection rate in the world.

Lonmin killings test South African democracy

July 31, 2016Agence France-Presse

Workers in the country’s platinum industry caught in a crucible of power.

South African miners turn on union leadership in labor fight

July 30, 2016Politics

From last year’s deadly strike at Marikana to recent aftershocks, rank-and-file workers blame high-rolling union bosses for selling them out.

Aboubacar Doumbia, a mailman in Bamako, Mali.

He may be Mali’s most dedicated postman

August 10, 2015Culture

Three years after a coup nearly ripped Mali apart, militant groups continue to use parts of the country as their bases of operations. What little government exists is chaotic and corrupt. Public services are almost unheard of.