Erin Conway-Smith

Reporter

GlobalPost
Customers queue for coffee outside South Africa's first Starbucks outlet in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The first sub-Saharan Starbucks opens with an invite-only launch party

Tastes like middle-class consumerism.

The first sub-Saharan Starbucks opens with an invite-only launch party
Miner family Rustenburg

The role Mossack Fonseca played in one of South Africa’s biggest frauds

The role Mossack Fonseca played in one of South Africa’s biggest frauds
Zuma impeachment

South Africa's president could be impeached

South Africa's president could be impeached
Chibok girls Nigeria

Boko Haram kidnapped 300 children and it barely made the news

Boko Haram kidnapped 300 children and it barely made the news
An illustration picture shows the logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone next to the picture of an official German taxi sign in Frankfurt, September 15, 2014.

Uber is expanding in Africa — and so are anti-Uber protests

Uber is expanding in Africa — and so are anti-Uber protests

Uber is expanding in Africa — and so are anti-Uber protests

In Nairobi this week, an Uber driver's car was torched. Again.

Uber is expanding in Africa — and so are anti-Uber protests

How ‘rescuing’ Swaziland’s elephants triggered controversy about US zoos

The zoos called it a rescue mission. Many conservationists disagree.

How ‘rescuing’ Swaziland’s elephants triggered controversy about US zoos

The Hague finally convicts someone for using rape as a weapon of war

What took so long?

The Hague finally convicts someone for using rape as a weapon of war

Mozambique fears a return to war

The country had defied its traumatic past, but an escalating political crisis is threatening its future.

Mozambique fears a return to war

American fast-food chains are invading Africa

Five years ago, Ivory Coast was in a civil war. Now residents of its economic capital can get a Whopper Jr. with fries (hold the pickle).

American fast-food chains are invading Africa
Martine Warren, a scientific advisor to the Bank of Canada, demonstrates how to view a security feature on the new polymer Canadian 100 dollar bill to reveal hidden numbers when pointed at a single point light source in Toronto November 14, 2011.

Canada to beat US in getting a Canadian woman on its banknotes

As in the United States, there are so many amazing candidates, including Canada's Rosa Parks. the author of "Anne of Green Gables" and sort of a Paul Revere in reverse.

Canada to beat US in getting a Canadian woman on its banknotes
Julius Malema

Meet the Donald Trump of South African politics

He's loud, brash and flashy, and people either love him or hate him.

Meet the Donald Trump of South African politics

A shortlist of Canadian women who deserve to be on a bank note

So many amazing candidates.

A shortlist of Canadian women who deserve to be on a bank note

Albinos are still regularly hunted and killed for their body parts

There's a lucrative trade in albino body parts, which are sold for use in witchcraft in Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique.

Albinos are still regularly hunted and killed for their body parts
The otherworldliness of Namibia.

Fury Road: Did Oscar-winning 'Mad Max' damage world's oldest desert?

The movie won six Oscars. It was filmed in the Namib Desert. But while parts of Namibia have the look of a wasteland, this rugged exterior hosts a fragile ecosystem.

Fury Road: Did Oscar-winning 'Mad Max' damage world's oldest desert?