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First LookSenegal votes as leaders work to cement majority, push reformsPeople in Senegal are voting in a parliamentary election that will decide whether the country鈥檚 president can carry out ambitious reforms, six months after he was elected on an anti-establishment platform.
Ahead of Tanzania鈥檚 election, Maasai fight to stay putWhen Tanzania鈥檚 government asked the Maasai to cast their ballots in the November election hundreds of miles from home, many rose up in protest.
How Trump鈥檚 abortion policies could be felt around the worldHealth practitioners in developing countries fear a reelected Donald Trump would cut U.S. funds, whatever their purpose, to any group promoting abortion.
How a Sudanese refugee in Uganda is keeping his homeland alive through foodA Sudanese refugee in Uganda is using food to preserve his community鈥檚 ties to the country it fled.
She fled war in Sudan. Now she grapples with returning.Sudan鈥檚 civil war has generated one of the world鈥檚 worst displacement crises. Here鈥檚 what that鈥檚 like for one family living through it.
鈥楾hey are our people鈥�: How community kitchens are piecing Sudan back togetherCommunity-based aid groups are acting as pivotal first responders in the humanitarian crisis generated by Sudan鈥檚 civil war.
A journalist recounts his daughter鈥檚 miraculous birth in war-torn SudanA journalist recounts the experience of his daughter鈥檚 birth in Sudan amid the country鈥檚 brutal civil war.
First Look鈥楾his is the worst food crisis in decades鈥�: El Ni帽o brings famine to southern AfricaEl Ni帽o brought below-average rainfall to southern Africa, and warming temperatures worsened the situation. The United Nations鈥� food agency said droughts have caused the region鈥檚 worst hunger crisis in decades.
Senseless deaths mount in Congo. Dignified mourning helps salve the pain.As violence devastates eastern Congo, communities are coming together to mourn the dead and remember each life cut short by war.聽
First LookTwo American friends went to the Congo on vacation. Then they got swept up in a coup.Three American travelers, including two 21-year-olds from Utah, face the death penalty聽for participating in a failed coup against Congo鈥檚 president. One of the Americans is the son of the coup鈥檚 leader, who was killed during the assault.
East Africa鈥檚 mpox responders fight stigma with 鈥榣ove and dignity鈥�Drawing on lessons from past epidemics like HIV and COVID-19, communities in East Africa are fighting stigma around mpox to stop the disease鈥檚 spread.
In the shadow of war, life begins anew in a Congolese maternity wardA maternity ward in eastern Congo is a聽testament to both the trauma of war and how, in spite of it, life carries stubbornly on.
First LookThink moving day is hard? How African vets brought a grumpy elephant to his new home.The last aging captive elephant in South Africa showed signs of deep unhappiness after his partner died in 2020.聽Veterinarian聽Amir Khalil and his team, experts at coaxing elephants, were called to move 4-ton Charley to a wild elephant reserve.
Boko Haram made them child soldiers. Will their communities take them back?As former child soldiers flee Boko Haram in Nigeria, their communities are grappling with how to deal with their return.聽
In Congo, embroidery artist stitches an archive of warCongolese embroidery artist聽Lucie Kamuswekera stitches tapestries of her country鈥檚 wars so that they will not be forgotten.聽
Liberia鈥檚 civil war ended in 2003. Now it wants to try its war criminals.A special court will be established in Liberia to try crimes committed during the country鈥檚 two civil wars.聽
In Nigeria, anti-government protests unite a divided countryRecent anti-government protests united Nigerians across religious and ethnic lines, creating possible new political alliances.
First LookZimbabwe schoolchildren walk to school as lions and hyenas prowl. Now, a new program teaches them how to stay safe.Increased wildlife activity near bush paths in Zimbabwe has left rural schoolchildren feeling unsafe on their long walks to school alone. Rangers have stepped in to provide safety training to encourage the students to continue coming to school.
How a currency became a lightning rod for anti-French sentiment in West AfricaA movement against the CFA, the French-backed currency of several African countries, is growing, spurred by leaders who see it as a vestige of colonialism.
Why a Nigerian village has welcomed thousands of refugeesA village near Nigeria鈥檚 border with Cameroon has opened its arms to refugees fleeing civil war in that country.聽
