South Sudan’s dependency on foreign aid is crippling its move towards real independence, prompting aid agencies and donors to ask how much is too much or too little. [Reuters]
One in two girls in Niger will be forced to marry before she turns 15 years old. The country’s food crisis is increasing those numbers as girls are married off in exchange for money or livestock. [Washington Post]
The Afghan province of Parwan, located close to Kabul and a NATO air field, hosted the public execution of a woman this past week. [Christian Science Monitor]
The tourism industry is wasting precious fresh water in developing countries, says the charity Tourism Concern. Outlined in its report are local populations in Bali and the Zanzibar Islands who suffer from increased conflict, disease, and poverty due to lack of fresh water. [The Guardian]
A collection of images from ongoing global conflicts forgotten by the media. [Washington Post]
