All Africa
Nigeria is Africa鈥檚 biggest oil producer. Its citizens eye a different future.Africans are rapidly taking up solar power, a grassroots transformation led by individuals and businesses, rather than governments or power companies.
First Nepal, then Madagascar, now Morocco. Gen Z puts pressure on governments.Young people from Peru to Indonesia are using social media to organize Gen Z protests that have toppled two governments. How far will the wave spread?
In Boko Haram鈥檚 shadow, a Nigerian perfume-making tradition lives onFor centuries, women in northern Nigeria have worn a smoky fragrance called gabgab. But now the Boko Haram insurgency has put its future at risk.聽
Liberia鈥檚 government wants to ban FGM. Many of its women don鈥檛.Activists in Liberia want to end female genital mutilation there. But first, they need to get the buy-in of those who practice it.聽
First LookJobs at stake as major US-Africa trade deal set to expireThe African Growth and Opportunity Act, which has given thousands of African products duty-free access to U.S. markets since 2000, is set to expire on Tuesday.
First LookMalawians look to presidential election for change amid economic crisisMalawi is to hold a presidential election this week as the nation struggles under an ongoing economic crisis and food and fuel shortages.
Difference Maker鈥楽omething to tap into鈥�: Ballet school shows Kenyans that dance is for everyoneFor former professional dancer Mike Wamaya, there鈥檚 nothing out of the ordinary about children from the Kibera settlement dancing ballet.
In Sudan, some feel safe returning to Khartoum, seeking to rebuild their livesAbout 1.2 million war-displaced people have returned to Sudan since 2024. They're encountering infrastructure and homes that are destroyed or damaged.
Their communities survived stigma and shame. Can they survive without USAID?On July 1, USAID was formally dissolved. In Uganda and Congo, that loss of funding has also broken apart communities that relied on it.聽
In Darfur, Sudan, kidnapping is now a weapon of warSudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is using kidnappings to help fund its war efforts and, in the process, unleashing terror on Darfur鈥檚 civilians.
Lost your USAID funding? These aid matchmakers have a solution.Project Resource Optimization is connecting formerly US-funded aid projects 鈥� including one providing clean water in Nigeria聽鈥撀爐o new donors.
Exiled by war, Sudan鈥檚 women find freedom from female genital mutilationExiled from their country by civil war, Sudanese mothers in Egypt are refusing to subject their daughters to female genital mutilation (FGM).
Lesotho makes Trump鈥檚 polo shirts. He could destroy their garment industry.Lesotho faces one of the highest tariff threats lodged by the Trump administration. No one in the tiny African nation can figure out why.
Borders divided this West African community. Soccer is reuniting it.A century ago, colonial borders divided the Borgu people between Benin and Nigeria. Today, soccer is reuniting them.聽
In Kenya, humanitarian workers ponder life after USAIDIn Kenya, American aid workers fired during the Trump administration's purge of USAID ask themselves: What comes next?聽
In Sudan, a bride and her village celebrate love in a time of warStill recovering from the worst hunger crisis in living memory, a community in Sudan鈥檚 Nuba Mountains gathers to celebrate a marriage.
First LookFood rations in Africa are halved. Thousands are surviving on one meal a day.When the Trump administration slashed funding for international aid, it halved food rations for refugees in Kenya, like Ugandan Martin Komol. As funding for the U.N. World Food Program has dropped, there are limited resources to fill the gap.聽
In Johannesburg, a library sparks hope for the city鈥檚 futureJohannesburg鈥檚 central library recently reopened after a five-year closure, a signal of the city鈥檚 revival after years of decline.
First Look鈥楽omeone is watching鈥�: Foreign students clean up social posts amid visa crackdownsInternational students are deleting social media posts and accounts as the Trump administration tightens visa rules and expands digital surveillance. The policy is raising concerns over unfair profiling and pushing young people to self-censor online.聽
Trump hopes to buy rare earths from Africa even as he cuts aidPresident Donald Trump has cut aid to Africa and insulted one of its elder statesmen. Will that harm his search for rare earths essential to high-tech goods?
