The Irish Times

Bobi Wine: The election hopes of Uganda’s reggae politician

Bobi Wine believes he can oust Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni in next week’s election

Sat Jan 09 2021 - 06:00

Climate change: Building smallholder resilience in sub-Saharan Africa

Small farms inhabit some of the most at-risk landscapes, including hillsides, deserts and floodplains

Mon Aug 03 2020 - 20:37

Entrepreneurs in Uganda are taking control of their own destiny

Producing top-quality coffee and running a poultry business are just two recent success stories

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 01:00

The hair collectors: Where wigs and hair extensions come from

In the slums of India, people gather raw materials for a multibillion-euro industry

Sat Apr 06 2019 - 06:00

African fashion designers: ethically changing lives

A new generation of socially conscious style movers is putting African fashion on the map

Sat Apr 21 2018 - 06:00

Small shoulders: The children forced to work in Vietnam

Authorities struggle to eliminate child labour despite unprecedented economic growth

Mon Oct 30 2017 - 18:11

Changing attitudes to Ho Chi Minh City’s unpaid domestic work

Irish-funded scheme in Vietnam teaches men their responsibilities at home and in kitchen

Mon Jun 19 2017 - 01:00

Migration in the Mediterranean: the toll on humanity

Rosita Boland: ‘I watched as migrants from Syria, Bangladesh, Mali and Nigeria took their first steps on land since embarking from Libya on boats they knew could as easily transform overnight into their coffins’

Mon Apr 20 2015 - 19:30

Burmese military still controls politics as reforms falter

While Burmese society is far freer since 2009, laws keep the army firmly in control

Fri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00

Irish journalist’s killer gets death penalty

Simon Cumbers was shot and killed in Saudi Arabia in 2004

Mon Nov 17 2014 - 21:13

Africa’s growing middle class

There is debate about the number of middle classes there are on the continent but the reality is that the aspirational, smartphone generation has grown and it is here to stay

Sat Jan 04 2014 - 01:00