Alex Duval Smith

Reporter

Alex Duval Smith is a reporter based in Mali.

Alex Duval Smith is a reporter based in Mali.


The World

The man who stood up to Mugabe

Agence France-Presse

Zimbabwean opposition politician Roy Bennett goes on trial for treason.

The World

Zimbabwe’s Anglican church divided over politics

Agence France-Presse
The World

South Africa: no feet no hindrance for cyclist

Lifestyle
The World

Disabled cyclist competes in Cape Town race

Agence France-Presse

Black South African youth shut out of secure jobs

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

Politics

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

Lifestyle

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

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

South African miners turn on union leadership in labor fight

Politics

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

Culture

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.