Faced with a lack of running water, unsanitary conditions and poverty, the Kinshasa neighbourhood of Pakadjuma has struggled ...

Bitcoin is quietly taking root in Kibera, Kenya's largest informal settlement (or slum). In July 2025, more than 200 locals ...

KIBERA, Kenya — Dotting the roadside in what is widely considered Africa’s largest urban slum are typical stands selling vegetables. What isn't typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a form ...

In Africa, slum neighborhoods generally have little underlying built value; they are makeshift camps. The proposed replacement uses are higher-end redevelopments ...

He became the first person from Africa’s largest slum to graduate from an American University. For the young man who had never seen a shower until he came to the U.S., it was a life-altering ...

Kathy Lambert’s heart broke, but her motivation bubbled as she walked through the African slums. The King County Council member and Redmond resident saw firsthand the poverty and challenges ...

At least 24 people, including children, have died after a gas leak at a South African slum near Johannesburg, emergency services said late Wednesday. We've detected you are on Internet Explorer.

KHAYELITSHA, South Africa (Reuters) - Beaten and set alight, Ncedile Gigi's unrecognisable remains have not been buried since March, when a mob fed up with poor policing took the law into their ...

KIBERA, Kenya (AP) — Dotting the roadside in what is widely considered Africa’s largest urban slum are typical stands selling vegetables. What isn't typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a ...

KIBERA, Kenya (AP) — Dotting the roadside in what is widely considered Africa’s largest urban slum are typical stands selling vegetables. What isn't typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a ...