Paths of Hope

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS At first, the satellite images appear to be of gray blobs in a forest of green splotches. But on closer inspection, those blobs are revealed as elephants wandering among the trees. Scientists are using these…

As East Africa has endured one of the worst locust invasions in 70 years, a Kenyan company is fighting back — by treating the voracious insects as a cash crop. The infestation began in Kenya in late 2019 after a series of unusual weather…

VOICE OF AMERICA The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out an estimated 2 million jobs in Kenya, forcing many into the informal economy. Kenyans, however, also have a secret that is keeping many of them financially afloat — the largest…

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…