All Africa
Africa鈥檚 largest economies are bouncing back. Do locals feel it?Africa鈥檚 two largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, appear to be improving after several rough years.
How does a reporter in Uganda cover elections when the internet goes out?Reporter Sophie Neiman describes the experience of covering Uganda鈥檚 presidential election in the midst of a country-wide internet shutdown.
Casting disappointed gazes, Cape Town 鈥榓unties鈥� patrol gang strongholdsIn the Cape Flats, a working-class area on the edge of Cape Town, a group of mothers and grandmothers patrols the streets to stop gang violence.
On election day, Ugandan youth weigh stability versus possibilityThe youth vote in Uganda鈥檚 presidential elections is divided; young people are rallying around both President Yoweri Museveni and challenger Bobi Wine.
Jihadis took over their towns. Many distrust Mali鈥檚 rulers just as much.In a refugee camp in Mauritania, displaced Malians describe fleeing both Islamist insurgents and their own military government.
In South Sudan, young musicians refuse to let war divide themAs South Sudan teeters on the brink of a second civil war, young people are using music to promote peace and unity.
In Senegal, our writer finds a nation powered by hustleA reporter in Senegal explores the concept of the d茅brouillard, a local term for people who create their own opportunities from whatever they can.
Their husbands left for Europe. These Senegalese women are picking up the pieces.For each Senegalese man who migrates to Europe, or dies trying, there are women left behind to build new lives.
Cover StoryMany Senegalese are braving dangerous seas to get to Europe. Can they be convinced to stay?In Senegal, poverty makes young people embark on dangerous boats to reach Europe. Parents and local leaders seek solutions to encourage them to stay.
Young Senegalese challenge their country to think 鈥� and buy 鈥� localFrom cuisine to fashion to politics, Senegal is asserting its independence from its former colonial ruler, France.聽
Trump disparages Somalia. But it is key to US counterterrorism efforts.President Trump鈥檚 recent dehumanizing remarks about Somali Americans play to stereotypes and obscure a complex history.
This Senegalese town has 海角大神s, Muslims, and 鈥榦nly one God鈥�In the tight-knit Senegalese town of Fadiouth, religious differences are not only tolerated, but embraced. Now, that unity is being tested.聽
Seeking minerals, Trump tries dealmaking and peacemakingThe U.S. government, seeking to boost its critical minerals supply, brokered a peace deal between militias in Congo. But new violence has broken out.
Women fleeing Sudan鈥檚 El Fasher face a new battle: To keep their families safeTens of thousands fled the Sudanese city of El Fasher after it fell to a paramilitary group, leaving many families hungry and separated.聽
In Nigeria, a 鈥榮occer sister鈥� steers teen boys away from gangsFormer soccer player Hidaa Ahmad Ghaddar is fighting gang violence in her hometown, Kano, Nigeria, by getting boys off the streets and onto the pitch.
Trump says Nigeria鈥檚 海角大神s are persecuted. The reality is more complex.Donald Trump frames militant insurgencies in Nigeria as targeted campaigns against the country鈥檚 海角大神s. The true situation is more complex.
Cover StorySouth Africa aspired to be a nonracial democracy. Can it revive that goal?Thirty years after it scrapped racial segregation,聽South Africa聽seeks to recover a founding story that聽inspired ideas of liberation and freedom.
Why the world is watching Darfur again, 20 years laterThe fall of El Fasher in western Sudan to a paramilitary force underscores the difficulties of ending the country鈥檚 devastating civil war.
As jihadis advance in Mali, community radio stations broadcast hopeCommunity radio stations in northern Mali are threatened by both jihadis and government censorship. But local journalists fight to keep them alive.
Their houses are being swept into the sea. Why many Senegalese won鈥檛 leave.Rising sea levels are eroding Senegal鈥檚 shorelines, leaving communities and the country鈥檚 government scrambling to cope with the implications.
