2016

ADF STAFF Assi Ndiaye pushes her fingers into a box of dirt, planting a small lettuce sprout on an urban rooftop in Dakar, Senegal. Ndiaye is one of about 4,000 people, mostly women, participating in a successful project to improve food…

Attacks by insurgent groups demonstrate the links between conflict and food security. ADF STAFF The human toll of Boko Haram’s long insurgency against the people of northern Nigeria is well-documented: Thousands have been killed,…

Climate Change Can Combine With Other Factors to Affect Human Security  ADF STAFF The profound and dangerous effects of climate change in Africa are nowhere more evident than in the ongoing conflict in Darfur. The raging war in the…

Stopping the slaughter requires a commitment from communities. ADF STAFF | photos by FELIPE RODRIGUEZ In April 2016, Kenyan officials built 11 massive piles of confiscated ivory and rhino horn in Nairobi National Park and set them on…

Competition for energy resources often leads to violence. Africa hopes it can meet growing demands while reducing conflict. ADF STAFF By 2030, the global demand for energy is forecast to increase by 44 percent. Much of this new demand…

VOICE OF AMERICA South Sudan sponsored a “wrestling for peace” tournament, bringing together athletes from around the country. The last big tournament was canceled when civil war broke out in December 2013. With chests bare and…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Pioneering Malian photographer Malick Sidibe, whose powerful black-and-white images of local life won him international acclaim and top awards, died at the age of 80 in April 2016. Sidibe’s vibrant images of life…

UNITED NATIONS NEWS SERVICE A consecration ceremony of the Timbuktu mausoleums, last conducted in the 11th century, was celebrated in February 2016 at the initiative of the local community. It was the final phase of the United…

SOUTH AFRICAN SPORTS CONFEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE South African Wayde van Niekerk, the International Association of Athletics Federations 400-meter champion, has blasted the record books. In March 2016, the “Bloemfontein Blitz”…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Guinea and Turkey signed multiple deals in diverse areas including defense, health and energy during a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan arrived in the Guinean capital, Conakry, in March…