The impact of Cyclone Idai, which devastated the coast of Mozambique last month, includes thousands of civilian casualties, displacement of tens of thousands of local residents, and the loss of infrastructure due to flooding.
Yemen’s al-Mahra governorate has avoided the worst of the civil war’s violence. Geographically removed from frontline combat, al-Mahra has benefitted from development projects sponsored by neighboring Oman over the past three decades—residents on both sides of the border share a common dialect and culture.
Residential heating fuel is a basic necessity to live through the winter in Syria, and in eight years of conflict, difficulty in sourcing fuel has emerged as one of the war’s more dire, if less visible, impacts on ordinary citizens.
Moroccan law stipulates that after the death of a parent, daughters of the deceased inherit half of what their male relativesreceive. While even some socially liberal Moroccans acknowledge that this system was suitable in the past, when men headed up the vast majority of households, it has made life difficult in the modern age for those 20% of homes in which women are the primary breadwinners.
Peace remains elusive in one of the world’s longest-running civil wars. The ethnic Karen have fought for greater autonomy for nearly 70 years in their homeland of Myanmar’s southeast Kayin state. While ongoing peace talks may provide a framework for formally ending the conflict, a durable solution will likely remain beyond reach unless the underlying conditions that animate Karen grievances are addressed.
In the eastern desert province of Deir al-Zour, residents drink contaminated water straight from the Euphrates River and lack treatment options when they fall ill.
Ibb governorate is home to a quarter of Yemen’s estimated 2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs).
When Mekunu struck Yemen’s southern coastline late last month, dozens of residents of al-Mahra and Hadramawt provinces were injured and killed as the cyclone sank boats and swept cars and buses off the roads. Stormwater created a series of small waterfalls on the hilly island of Socotra, leaving over 40 people missing by Mekunu’s end.
In northeast Nigera, the impact of Boko Haram rule can linger for years after the extremist organization is cleared from an area. Navanti researchers recently visited Cross Kawa, a village in Borno state that has struggled to rebuild its economy since the Nigerian military captured it from Boko Haram in late 2015.
Ta’izz has experienced instability since the Yemen conflict broke out in 2011, as Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG)-aligned militias, and pro-Houthi forces fought for control over different neighborhoods of the city.
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