Lubero, Democratic Republic of Congo – In February, Stino Muhindo Sivyaghendera turned on a match and held him in the grass in the field of eucalyptus that he had planted three years earlier. During the previous months, the army had installed a position there and had left fatal ammunition behind. He had heard of two … Read more
Palpa District, Nepal – in the calm of the morning, Kanta Rajali carefully places two bowls of rice on the stove. She knows that they will not be enough to satisfy her family of four people. But she must save two other bowls of rice for dinner, while she will take up the challenge of … Read more
Domboshava, Harare, Zimbabwe – The ancestors of Primrose Garande relied on fertile pastures here to graze their cattle, and he followed their traces. Now, a career operation funded by China threatens the lush landscape. Garande no longer knows where his cattle will graze. When tuition fees was due and money was rare, livestock has always … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer said he would defend decisions made in the Budget “all day long”, amid anger from farmers over changes to inheritance tax. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced this last month in his keynote speech that from April 2026, farms worth more than £1 million will face an inheritance tax rate of 20%, instead of … Read more