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First LookFor Africans by Africans: Young innovators battle Big TechAfrican innovators are creating online platforms to search for solutions to problems unique to the continent. The young innovators, pushing the boundaries beyond the grasp of Big Tech,聽insist that local knowledge is key to meeting local needs.聽
The UK wants to send refugees to Rwanda. Is that legal?The U.K. has signed a deal to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda for processing and resettlement. Critics say that is illegal, unfeasible, and inhuman.
How young people are driving political change in ZimbabweFor the first time since independence, Zimbabwe鈥檚 ruling party聽is losing support in its rural strongholds.
First LookZimbabwe rebuilds rural homes to withstand climate changesAs Zimbabwe faces more and more extreme weather caused by climate change, traditional rural homes made from soil and wood are being destroyed. The government has issued new standards in an effort to encourage builders to switch to more durable materials.
鈥業f our animals survive, we will.鈥� Somaliland grapples with drought.As the Horn of Africa faces its worst drought in 40 years, conflict and climate change have made the situation worse. Locals hope climate-smart agriculture can mitigate future crises.聽
Young Nigerians are tackling the stigma of mental healthElizabeth Ita is one of a growing number of young Nigerians who are using their own successful battles with mental health to drive change.聽
In Pictures: A circus troupe offers hope to Senegal鈥檚 street childrenThe Sencirk circus troupe offers Senegal鈥檚 talib茅s an outlet to work through traumatic experiences and to see paths toward a better future.
Why a museum sold Mandela鈥檚 arrest warrant as an NFTA South African museum sold a virtual copy of Nelson Mandela鈥檚 arrest warrant as an NFT. Should other museums on the continent follow suit?
A Pan-African icon鈥檚 killers brought to justice 鈥� 35 years laterJustice advocates are bolstered by a rare, successful, homegrown trial of a former putschist in a region still beset by coups.
First LookAs fertilizer from Russia dwindles, farmers search for solutionsDriven upward by Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine, global fertilizer prices are soaring forcing farmers miles away from the fighting to adapt. Lower yields could threaten the global food supply and rising food prices are likely to hit families in poorer countries particularly hard.
The West has united against Putin鈥檚 war. Not Africa.A number of African states are tolerating Russia鈥檚 Ukraine invasion,聽recalling past Soviet help for freedom fighters and protecting new arms deals.
These Levi鈥檚 traveled 18,000 miles. What that says about global inequality.Exploring the human costs of fast fashion, a writer follows the journey of a pair of jeans from a factory in Lesotho around the world and back to a used clothing stall in South Africa.
In Pictures: Kenya鈥檚 forgotten Yaaku take back their languageUNESCO declared the聽Yaakunte language extinct in 2020, though聽Juliana Lorisho speaks the Kenyan language fluently 鈥� and hopes for its revival.
First LookMeet the woman leading Africa's pandemic responseDr. Matshidiso Moeti had to leave apartheid South Africa for Botswana as a child to get a better education. Now, decades later, she鈥檚 leading the entire continent鈥檚 fight against the coronavirus and hoping to inspire other African girls to follow in her footsteps.
Eddie Mhlanga, the devout doctor who reconciled faith with abortionDr. Eddie聽Mhlanga, a born-again 海角大神 and one of the most powerful advocates for expansive abortion rights in South Africa, died in February.聽
Racism is another war front for African students stuck in UkraineRacism in the path of flight from Ukraine causes a group of African students to hunker down at their university.
First LookAu revoir: France pulls troops from Mali, Russian presence growsAmid tensions with the military junta in Mali, President Emmanuel Macron announced French troops will withdraw from the country where they鈥檝e been fighting Islamic extremist groups since 2013. Recently arrived Russian mercenaries, however, are sticking around.
Shell offered South African villagers jobs. They chose their heritage instead.Villagers in South Africa defended their ancestral fishing grounds from the oil company鈥檚 bid to use seismic exploration methods.
First LookFailed attack in Guinea-Bissau shakes coup weary West AfricaOn Tuesday, security forces in聽Guinea-Bissau thwarted an attack on the Government Palace while the president and cabinet were meeting inside.聽The failed coup reverses a recent trend of successful military takeovers in West Africa but still leaves the region shaken.
Burkina Faso coup: How democracy crumbled under jihadi stressAnger at the civilian government鈥檚 failure to stem Islamist violence has fueled a military coup in Burkina Faso and pledges to halt the jihadis.