Reporter. Cross-border investigations, covering the World Bank, CKDu, global freedom of the press. Chupacabra enthusiast.


On the trail of two very different parasites in Uganda

Politics

International donors yanked 90 percent of Uganda’s aid money for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. How will this affect the battle against Malaria, the country’s leading cause of death? GlobalPost correspondent Sasha Chavkin heads to Uganda to investigate.

Can inhaling a gas save children from malaria?

Politics

Ugandan scientists breed mosquitoes to fight malaria

Politics

Uganda’s deadly breeding ground for malaria: Mosquitoes and corruption

Leaked report says World Bank violated own rules in Ethiopia

Politics

World Bank projects leave trail of misery around the globe

Justice

Dams, power plants, conservation programs and other World Bank-sponsored projects have pushed millions of people from their homes, lands and livelihoods.

Selly Rotich stands in what used to be her kitchen. Hours earlier ​Kenya Forest Service  officers destroyed the mud and thatch dwelling, Rotich said.

Indigenous tribe watches houses burn and points fingers at the World Bank

Justice

A former World Bank official says the bank shut down his efforts to defend rights of tribal group in Kenya.