Artisanal gold miners in Kenya work to extract the shiny metal even though doing so poses serious health risks. An artisanal miner in Migori County pans for gold 17 July 2019. (Credit: Open Institute [CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed]) This article was produced exclusively for News...
Will an oil pipeline that would stretch from Tanzania to Uganda bring wealth to East Africa or is it the same old story of exploitation? Protesters demand action on climate change during a demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya ahead of the Africa Climate Summit, 4 September...
The world’s most consumed natural resource after water fuels global construction. But harvesting it strips riverbanks and lakeshores, destroying ecosystems. Roadside advertisement in Kenya’s Rift Valley, 2 April 2025. (Photo: Frank Burkybile) This article was...
While around the world misinformation and lies abound, in Africa, stories transmit morals, acceptable behavior and universal truths. Children in a circle listen to a story. (Credit: Kowal2701) Editor’s note: Tomorrow we celebrate World Storytelling Day. In...
It’s been 60 years since Algeria won freedom. The nation’s former ruler, France, is still struggling with its colonial legacy, national identity and values. A Sunday school girl has her schoolbag inspected by French army soldiers before she is allowed to...
M23 rebel forces took over the largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Residents who have not fled now wait to see what’s next. M23 rebels enter Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo,16 February 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga) This article...
African leaders work to contain intensified conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and ensure it won’t spread to neighboring nations. M23 rebels release captured Romanian mercenaries, who were fighting alongside Democratic Republic...
One young Ugandan activist says its time for her generation to stand up and exercise the power their constitution gives them. Aloikin Praise Opoloje staging a naked protest in Kamapala, Uganda, 21 September 2024. (Photo courtesy of Aloikin Praise Opoloje) This article...
At the United Nations University, researchers and policy makers across the globe work together to solve big problems and share knowledge. Dr. Erick Tambo, an associate academic officer at the United Nations University Vice-Rectorate in Bonn, Germany and head of the...
An endless civil war in Sudan has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. But the world’s attention lies elsewhere. Sudanese refugees displaced by the conflict in Sudan gather to receive food staples from aid agencies at the Metche Camp in eastern...