Retirees in Argentina protest weekly for better pensions as inflation and austerity measures leave many struggling to afford food, medicine, and rent.

Marian Duhapa kisses her quietly sleeping baby daughter Quinn goodbye as she prepares for the 16-hour bus trip from her remote village in the Philippines to Manila airport before flying back to Taiwan and work.

In Douala, benskin drivers struggle with poverty and joblessness, sleeping on bikes and hoping for change under President Paul Biya’s long rule.

In north central Nigeria’s Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily life, a group of girls are challenging cultural norms by playing soccer.