Senegal’s cost of living protests
Senegalese workers and opposition supporters protested in Dakar on April 8, 2026, against rising living costs and demanded Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko's removal.
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IMF warnings about economic pressures for Sub-Saharan Africa
The IMF downgraded Sub-Saharan Africa's 2026 growth forecast to 3.1% due to inflation and global instability from the Middle East conflict.
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rural California Drinking Water, Far From Known Sources
Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista, California, three years ago. Escaping city life and growing her own food…
Former Montana Health Staffer Rebukes Oversight Rules as a Hospital ‘Wish List’
A former Montana health department staffer who described himself as the lead author of legislation to scrutinize nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts said new rules implementing the bill amounted to a hospital “wish list” and that…
Federal Judge Halts Dreamers’ Brand-New Access to ACA Enrollment in 19 States
A federal judge in North Dakota has ruled in favor of 19 states that challenged a Biden administration rule allowing — for the first time — enrollment in Affordable Care Act coverage by people brought to the U.S. as children…
Juez bloquea en 19 estados la norma que permite a Dreamers inscribirse en planes de salud de ACA
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News
Un juez federal en Dakota del Norte falló a favor de 19 estados que impugnaron una regla de la administración Biden que permite —por primera vez— que las personas traídas a Estados Unidos de niños, sin…
Are States Keeping Their Promises on Opioid Settlement Transparency?
It’s been about two years since most states began receiving millions of dollars in opioid settlement payments from companies that made or distributed prescription painkillers. But whether you can track how that windfall has been…
Florida’s Canada Drug Importation Plan Has Yet to Launch
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)spent years complaining that the Biden administration was slow-walking federal approval of his plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada — a concept endorsed by Donald Trump in 2020 just…
Rural Governments Often Fail To Communicate With Residents Who Aren’t Proficient in English
Eloisa Mendoza has spent 18 years helping people who aren’t fluent in English navigate complex legal documents. She guides them through stressful events and accompanying dense paperwork, such as citizenship applications, divorces,…
A Centenarian Thrives Living Alone, Active and Engaged
“The future is here,” the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New Jersey. She’d decided to begin life anew — on her own — in a one-bedroom apartment…