All Africa
In pursuit of a modern capital, Ethiopian leader razes historyEthiopia鈥檚 government is razing entire neighborhoods in Addis Ababa in the name of urban transformation, provoking dismay among many residents.
In Kenya, community health volunteers fight for pay and statusCommunity health workers are hailed as a cost-effective way to聽plug gaps in health care systems. Now they are fighting for their own rights.聽
Why Zimbabweans keep watching their money go up in smokeThe Oct. 8 fire at a market in Zimbabwe鈥檚 capital, Harare, highlights the fragility of life for those toiling on the margins of a collapsing economy.
First LookWest Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit nationsThe move by ECOWAS comes after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping.
How a revered starchy side dish helped choose Ghana鈥檚 next presidentWant to understand why Ghanaians just elected the opposition candidate, John Mahama, as president? Look no further than their favorite food, kenkey.
First LookHow farming is transforming lives for South Africa鈥檚 deaf populationIn South Africa, where unemployment exceeds 32%, deaf individuals face greater challenges. A deaf entrepreneur left her job to launch a program training the deaf in agriculture, offering skills development and sustainable livelihoods.
Loggers were stealing the forest. These women started stealing their chain saws.As the world鈥檚 leaders discuss the planet鈥檚 future at COP29, in Nigeria, a group of local women is defending its own forests, vigilante-style.
50 years ago, the UK expelled Chagos Islanders. A court ruling may mean they can go home.Evicted to make way for a U.S. military base in the 1970s, residents of the Chagos Islands may soon return, though many critique the terms of the deal.
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.
