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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.
From the MagazineSouth 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.
Why youth voter apathy in Ivory Coast isn鈥檛 a rejection of democracyAs Ivory Coast鈥檚 Oct. 25 presidential election approaches, many young people here say they are cynical about the possibility of political change.
What鈥檚 at stake in Tanzania鈥檚 election as authoritarianism rises in East AfricaHaving barred her major rivals from the polls, Tanzania's current president will run virtually unopposed in the Oct. 29 general election.
First LookMadagascar鈥檚 president is said to have fled country amid coupAn opposition lawmaker said Madagascar鈥檚 president had fled the country after warning of an attempt to 鈥渟eize power illegally.鈥�
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.
