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They had never seen the ocean. Then climate change made them fishermen.In Mauritania, climate change has fueled a mass migration of livestock herders to the coast, where they have forged a new life as fishermen.
South Africa heads for a coalition government. Why that鈥檚 a win for its democracy.After a historic election, South Africa鈥檚 ruling African National Party must form a coalition government for the first time.
First LookElection Deadlock: South Africa's President Pushes for Common GroundSouth Africa has announced its final election results that confirm no party won a majority, and unprecedented coalition talks are starting to find a way forward for Africa's most advanced economy.
First LookSouth Africa鈥檚 ANC may need to partner up. Who will they choose?For the first time in South Africa鈥檚 democratic history, the African National Congress is posed to lose its majority. The ANC may be forced to form a coalition with some of its larger, rival parties.
South Africans head to polls. After 30 years, has Mandela鈥檚 party lost its luster?Thirty years after South Africa鈥檚 first free elections, the ANC risks losing its parliamentary majority due to ethics scandals and economic inefficiency.
First LookHow a teen in Zambia is helping deaf students sign about climate changeBridget Chanda is teaching deaf students in Zambia about climate change with sign language. The enterprising teenager is hoping to relay the government鈥檚 new curriculum in light of flooding and extreme weather to better inform vulnerable students.
鈥榃e can鈥檛 give up on humanity鈥�: Ghanaians fight antigay lawIn February, Ghana鈥檚 Parliament approved a law severely limiting the rights of LGBTQ+ people. Now, activists are lobbying the president to veto it.聽
Sudan war鈥檚 rape survivors flout taboos to help each other recoverWomen who have been raped in Sudan鈥檚 brutal civil war are refusing to be silenced, instead sharing their own trauma to help others heal.
En garde! Fencing draws Nairobi youngsters away from guns.A fencing club in Nairobi, Kenya, is expanding the sport鈥檚 reach and trying to send athletes to the Olympics.
Caregiving burdens fall on women. This Nigerian woman wants to change that.Most of the world鈥檚 caregiving is done by women, often at great personal cost. One woman in Nigeria is helping change that in her community.
First LookNiger is telling US troops to leave as it ushers in Russian soldiers. Here鈥檚 why.As U.S. and other Western troops get the boot from African countries, Russian soldiers are taking their place at air bases. The Kremlin, meanwhile, continues to court African leaders and expand its influence in the region.
First LookThe ANC helped end apartheid. 30 years later, voters might end its majority.South Africa celebrates 30 years of freedom this week after a historic all-races 1994 election that marked the end of white minority rule. The country approaches a May election that might see the African National Congress voted out of power after 30 years.聽
As genocide threatens again, the world wakes up to Sudan鈥檚 civil warThe Sudan civil war鈥檚 heavy humanitarian toll and high geopolitical risks are prompting Washington and its allies to seek an end to the fighting.
Maasai women are told to stay home. These rangers fight poachers instead.In Kenya, an all-woman ranger unit is challenging stereotypes and helping protect both wild animals and the people who live beside them.聽
This journalist exposed corruption in the Malawian army. Now he鈥檚 on the run.In recent months, several African journalists have been targeted for exposing military corruption in their reporting.聽
As neighboring countries fall to coups, Senegal keeps its democracy aliveIn Senegal, independent judges and demonstrators defending a sturdy democratic culture ensured that threatened elections went ahead on Sunday.
First LookA Senegalese woman wanted to farm and own land. So she launched a growing movement.In Senegal, women farmers compose 70% of the agricultural workforce, but rarely own land. Mariama Sonko wanted to change that, so she started We Are the Solution,聽now 115,000-strong, to train women to feed their communities sustainably.
Kenya promised cops to Haiti. Its citizens didn鈥檛 like that.As Haiti鈥檚 gang crisis deepens, a debate is raging in Kenya about whether or not to volunteer its police to help quell the violence.
First LookKidnapped students safe and in high spirits. But Nigeria still has an abduction problem.More than two weeks after being kidnapped from their school in Kaduna, Nigeria, 137 schoolchildren have been rescued, officials say. That brings the total number of students who have been kidnapped from Nigerian schools since 2014 to more than 1,400.
First LookHigh voter turnout in Senegal for contested presidential electionSenegalese voters are participating in a closely contested presidential election amid months of uncertainty and unrest.聽The electoral process has been marred by protests and the imprisonment of hundreds of opposition demonstrators.
