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The thorny fight to save Mount Kenya鈥檚 ancient forestsAgainst huge odds, locals are fighting to save the last remaining pockets of indigenous forest.聽
First LookTigray refugees to return as Ethiopia holds vote on region鈥檚 futureEthiopia says it will return refugees and hold a vote on the future of the Tigray region, after the end of a civil war. Fighting continues in nearby Amhara, as the government turns on local militias it once considered allies.
Two decades after Darfur, Sudan cries out again. Is anyone listening?鈥淪ave Darfur鈥� mobilized the world two decades ago. But as intense fighting in Sudan has created a new humanitarian crisis, calls to move from international talk to action have so far not been answered.
Focus鈥楾he money is a token.鈥� Why Namibia鈥檚 peoples feel ignored by reparations.What happens when a colonial power apologizes for genocide and offers to pay more than 鈧�1 billion in restitution? In Namibia, descendants of the victims are suing.
Challah and mashed bananas: Ugandan Jews celebrate Rosh HashanaA century-old community of Black African Jews has survived in rural Uganda, thanks to the sort of celebrations they organized for Rosh Hashana.
First LookUN envoy for Sudan resigns, warns conflict is on brink of civil warVolker Perthes, the U.N. special envoy for Sudan, resigned after warning that the fighting in Sudan could turn into a civil war. The envoy was a mediator when the conflict began, but was declared unwelcome by the country鈥檚 government in June.聽
Logistics or politics? What is tying up Morocco quake aid?After a major earthquake, Morocco has accepted emergency aid from only four countries, all allies in its battle to control the disputed Western Sahara.
First LookMorocco races to aid survivors after major earthquakeA magnitude-6.8 earthquake, Morocco's largest in 120 years, has killed more than 1,000 people.聽Rescuers worked through the night to find survivors.
In Pictures: Making a living on the world鈥檚 largest desert lakeMaking a living has become increasingly difficult around Kenya鈥檚 Lake Turkana. Adapting and sharing, these pastoralists hold on.聽
Gabon coup: A blow for democracy 鈥� or to it?The soldiers who overthrew Gabon鈥檚 President Bongo this week accused him of rigging recent elections. But are they any more wedded to democracy?
First LookMilitary soldiers oust unpopular president in oil-rich GabonThe forcible removal of Gabon鈥檚 President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled the country for more than five decades, appears to have been well organized, analysts say. It marks the eighth military takeover in Central and West Africa in three years.
How LGBTQ+ people in Uganda are fighting a draconian new lawAs a man becomes the first to face the death penalty under one of the world鈥檚 harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws, the community in Uganda is fighting back.
Where cattle herders鈥� daughters learn computer codingBongekile Shiba runs a free coding school for girls, one of very few in the tiny Kingdom of Eswatini.聽
First LookZimbabwe goes to polls as 鈥榯he crocodile鈥� president seeks reelectionThis is the second general election since the ouster of longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in a coup in 2017. The main contest is expected to be between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa.
First LookNiger gears up for possible invasion as regional tensions mountResidents in the capital are calling for the mass recruitment of defense volunteers in the face of a growing threat by the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, which demands the junta reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum.
First LookAllies of Niger鈥檚 overthrown president plead for West to save himAides say Niger's new military rulers have cut off food resupplies to the presidential palace, and that the president and his family are sitting in an unlit basement, hungry.
In Niger, military takes control, with Moscow in the wingsWashington鈥檚 hope of combating Islamists in Niger more by social and economic means than with military force suffered a setback with last month鈥檚 coup.
First LookNiger鈥檚 standoff: Will regional intervention loosen the junta鈥檚 grip?West African leaders are deliberating after Niger鈥檚 military junta ignored their ultimatum to restore President Mohamed Bazoum. As support for military intervention wanes, the west African bloc ECOWAS faces limited options.
Women make South Sudan safe, one explosion at a timeIn South Sudan, women are overwhelmingly taking up the task of clearing the country of unexploded mines.
African teams break through at Women鈥檚 World CupA record four African teams made it to the final stages of the soccer World Cup and have enjoyed unexpected success against higher- ranked opponents.