In Kenya, a Transformation in Shades of REDD
Undark July 28, 2017 Communities near the Rukinga Sanctuary once seemed locked on a path of resource decimation. But here, at least, a global conservation plan is working. By Amy […]
How Rwanda Tidied Up Its Streets (And The Rest Of The Country, Too)
NPR July 18, 2018 At 8 a.m. on a sunny morning in April, people are sweeping the hilly streets of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, with straw brooms and picking […]
Men Teaching Men To Be Better Husbands And Dads
NPR June 15, 2018 Jean Marie Rukundo did not accompany his wife to the clinic the first two times she gave birth. Here in rural Rwanda, that was considered the […]
In a Corner of Senegal, a Victory Over Malaria
New York Times May 1, 2018 RICHARD TOLL, Senegal — Thousands of seasonal migrant workers flock to Richard Toll, a dusty city in northern Senegal near the Mauritania border. They […]
An ambitious African-science project is getting into its stride
AFRICA is home to what may be the world’s oldest counting tools. The Ishango bone from the Democratic Republic of Congo (both sides of which are pictured above) and the […]
Access to family planning in Senegal can stem infanticide and abortion
The Lancet March 8, 2018 In a jail in Senegal, a woman is imprisoned, convicted with infanticide. Access to family planning could help to prevent this societal woe. Amy Yee […]
Geothermal Energy Grows in Kenya
New York Times February 23, 2018 HELL’S GATE NATIONAL PARK, Kenya — Verdant hills stretch into the distance at Hell’s Gate National Park, where zebras, buffalos, antelopes, baboons and other […]
Wharton MBAs Find Their Calling Amid Pineapples Of Ghana
Jerry Parkes stands in a vast field of spiky leaves and peers at a pineapple that is larger than usual. “Wow, look at the size of this fruit!” he […]
A Mission to Stop Genital Cutting
New York Times International November 9, 2017 KEUR SIMBARA, Senegal — Demba Diawara is an unlikely advocate for women’s rights. The imam, now in his 80s, has lived all his […]
In Africa’s Oldest Park, Seeking Solutions to a Destructive Charcoal Trade
Yale Environment 360 September 14, 2017 Virunga National Park, home to the world’s largest population of mountain gorillas, is plagued by deforestation linked to the production of charcoal for cooking […]
The Power Plants That May Save a Park, and Aid a Country
New York Times August 30, 2017 VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of Congo — On the verdant savanna of Virunga National Park, a herd of elephants clustered near an umbrella-shaped […]
