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Mustapha Dumbaya lost 47 relatives in the outbreak. He explores why dysfunctional R&D is letting down those people who need it most.

Every home in Sierra Leone is well stocked with candles, gasoline lanterns and trusty flashlights. These are life essentials in the capital, Freetown, where electricity is intermittent at best.

It’s 3.00am, on Thursday 8 August 2024. A small group of vans are driving quietly through the dark countryside of northern ...

Colin Boyd Shafer has been photographing Toronto’s multicultural life in a series dedicated to its worldwide inhabitants.

The wide-eyed child, smiling or starving, is the most powerful fundraiser for aid agencies. But no matter how effective the image, the message can be very destructive. Paddy Coulter explains. This ...