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Aerial view of gold mines in the Aowin district, in western Ghana.
GHANA

A gold rush poisons Africa’s El Dorado 

In the heart of the Ghanaian jungle, illegal mines are polluting rivers and making the impoverished population ill. Residents barely share in the profits, which often end up outside the country. Six weeks before the general elections, indignation is rising among the population and protests against unchecked extractivism are growing

Aline (not her real name), a one-month-old baby, with her mother in the mpox isolation unit at Kamanyola hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 24.
HEALTH

Mpox, an emergency for children

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, approximately 80% of those who have died from the virus are minors under 15 years old. Often, they are also facing other challenges, including conflicts, displacement, droughts, floods and malnutrition

A combination picture shows food products displayed with Shekel banknotes and coins illustrating how much they are worth in the local market in north Gaza, amid a hunger crisis and soaring prices, August 25, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/Illustration
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

Three potatoes for $40: The face of hunger in Gaza

Text: Beatriz Lecumberri / Photos: Mahmoud Issa (REUTERS)|Madrid|

Food prices have skyrocketed in the Strip, especially in the north, where it is very difficult to get aid to people. Families have not eaten fruits or vegetables since October, and nine out of 10 children suffer from malnutrition. There is no blood or rubble in these images, but they still encapsulate the humanitarian disaster suffered by two million people

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