Zambia

She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison for an illegal abortion. Now he is telling his story

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She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison for an illegal abortion. Now he is telling his story

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) – She says she’s been let down at every turn. By a partner who abandoned her when she was pregnant. By a health service that refused her a legal abortion. And by a justice system that sent her to a maximum security prison for illegally terminating her pregnancy on her own. Violet … Read more

Zambia is a window into off-grid ‘old Africa’ – and it’s about to become safari’s worst-kept secret

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Zambia is a window into off-grid ‘old Africa’ – and it’s about to become safari’s worst-kept secret

I fell in love with Africa with my body curled up in a bed of river sand, a malleable mattress carved by an ephemeral river. Under a velvety black sky, I watched a boy wrapped in a blue blanket stoke a fire—I was still young enough to worry more about whether the boy would ever … Read more