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A massive locust outbreak continues threatening farmers’ fields in East Africa. Now a Kenyan company says it has a solution to turn the pests into profit. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more

After the pandemic began, COVID medical workers became modern-day heroes. Vladimir Lenski has the story of a New York City artist who created a portrait series to honor them. Anna Rice narrates.

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the marginalization of vulnerable groups like persons with disabilities. In Nigeria, disabled people accounted for one third of those living in extreme poverty leaving aid groups scrambling to help those in need during the pandemic. Timothy Obiezu reports

At the beginning of 2020, a swimwear factory in the U.S. making designer bathing suits was producing hundreds of them a day. But COVID changed everything, and so this company belonging to designer Karla Colletto had to adapt to survive, like so many others. Maxim Moskalkov has the story.

The White House is calling for a full, independent investigation into human rights abuses in the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports on the ongoing violence in Tigray that has left 3 million people in need of food assistance

Nelson Chamisa, president of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance, says it's untrue that the MDC is divided. (Video: Rutendo Mawere)

Hundreds of migrants from Latin America and beyond are seeking asylum and hoping to be allowed into the United States as the Biden administration continues to dismantle former President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee reports from Los Angeles.

Abortion is illegal in Malawi, unless the mother's life is at risk, but that doesn't stop an estimated 140,000 women per year having unsafe terminations that leave 12,000 women dead and countless others permanently scarred. Efforts to liberalize current abortion laws are facing resistance.

Aid groups say the number of migrants gathering at the U.S.-Mexico border hoping to apply for asylum or refugee status has been steadily increasing since the Biden Administration took office. VOA’s Laura Sepulveda reports.

The nightly internet shutdowns in Myanmar are part of a strategy employed by many governments worldwide in times of crisis. But they come with costs. VOA’s Michelle Quinn reports.