ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, distant big ...

This table tracks the rural population in 53 African countries using available data from 1960 - 2023. In Africa, a large portion of the continent’s population - about 80% reside in rural areas but ...

Indonesian villages have been rated among the most attractive local areas in the world, offering nature, authentic cultures and local life. Indonesia is set to develop and promote rural tourism in its ...

Lisa reports that African Rural Connect 3.0 is live: “After months of hard work, the National Peace Corps Association's Africa Rural Connect team has launched additional interactive tools and features ...

Once excluded from formal markets due to limited training, technology and financial literacy, 25 women farmers from South Africa's Mpumalanga province are now supplying major retailers, school feeding ...

Think Forward is a blog written by staff of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy covering sustainability as it intersects with food, rural development, international trade, the environment ...

A woman is pictured in a file photo carrying water collected from a tanker in rural Kwandengezi, South Africa. More than 100 faith-based and nongovernmental organizations from 22 African countries, as ...

African health care workers transform rural communities Link Copied! Qabale Duba reflects on receiving the inaugural Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award for her efforts to empower women and girls in ...

As universities in South Africa prepare to admit a new group of students, thousands of young people from rural parts of the country hope for a life-changing opportunity. In 2023, public universities ...

"Lookin' for better all the time" : rural migration and urbanization in the South, 1900-1950 / Louis M. Kyriakoudes -- "A crude and raw past" : work, folklife, and anti-agrarianism in ...

South African rural community thriller “Snake,” the closing film of the 6th Joburg Film Festival, is a feature that wouldn’t have been made if it wasn’t for streamer money. Based on the ...