Paths of Hope

VOICE OF AMERICA Sudanese Muslim and Christian leaders have joined to promote religious freedom in the country, now that the government of Omar al-Bashir is out of power. The groups signed a peace deal declaring freedom of religion a…

VOICE OF AMERICA A Somali mother and daughter who have dedicated their lives to rehabilitating victims of conflict are gaining international acclaim, receiving a $1 million award. Fartuun Adan and her daughter Ilwad Elman operate…

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Plans to allow industrial logging in one of Central Africa’s last intact forests have been halted in a move welcomed by environmentalists. Ebo forest in southwestern Cameroon is home to 40 Banen communities…

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS A little-known mammal related to an elephant but as small as a mouse has been rediscovered after 50 years of obscurity. The last scientific record of the “lost species” of Somali elephant shrew was in the…

VOICE OF AMERICA Students in Malawi were out of school for six months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although most were able to study from home with internet or radio lessons, many in remote villages were left out.  Voluntary…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Quick adaptation has enabled Ethiopian Airlines to pull through tough COVID-19 restrictions and “saved the airline,” its CEO said. CEO Tewolde GebreMariam said the airline maximized freight operations due to air…