Nigeria’s Delta Force You don’t know the governor of Nigeria’s Rivers State. But he is sitting on billions of barrels of oil and aspires to much more. Read More
The Grave Robbers of Hargeisa The de facto independent state of Somaliland is being robbed of its archeological heritage, one plundered grave at a time. Why the loss of artifacts is also leading to a loss of identity.
Ancient Pilgrimage, New Jerusalem Leyland Cecco traveled with the pilgrims to Ethiopia’s Lalibela complex, envisioned as a new Jerusalem by the ancient king who built it.
They’ve Never Heard of Cheese Mark Weston on the surprises of being a Brit living on an island in the middle of Africa’s largest lake.
A Choir Fit for Mandela Cape Town’s multiethnic Rosa Choir is a fine place to consider the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
Medicine Men In Nigeria, a battle looms over how best to treat mental illness: modern psychiatry or faith healing?
Life Lessons from Nigeria Photojournalist and writer Glenna Gordon is taught a few lessons in Nigeria.
Ravaged Land: Q&A with Nick Brandt British-born photographer Nick Brandt has been documenting East Africa’s disappearing grandeur for more than a decade in his trilogy of books: “On This Earth, A Shadow Falls Across the Ravaged Land.”
Nairobi’s Street Talk Sheng is becoming a Kenyan language: How the urban slang of Nairobi slums is spreading.