The nomadic spirit at breaking point due to persistent drought in Somalia
Abdillah Fara's kraal Photography Petterik Wiggers/ Text Koert Lindijer The village meeting in Budunbuto is rudely disrupted when the nomad Abdi storms in. “Water, water, who...
The storm gathers in the desert around Al Fashir in Darfur
As the village of Wadda awakens to the sound of pigeons, chickens and donkeys, an old man rides his camel over the sand that...
Sudan: “The more blood that flows, the stronger the spirit of the revolution will be”.
Sudan and her killed son Susan Nasir's eyes have sunk deep into her sockets from prolonged crying. Mohamed Majid, her 17-year-old son, is one of...
If Africa lags behind in the fight against corona, it will give mutations of the virus a tailwind
“Without a job, you die here” says Martin Maina (38) in the Kibera slum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Leaning against the earthen wall...
Epidemics are never far away in Africa
Sierra Leone 2014"Have any rats been spotted here?", Dr. Lendunga asked the residents and pointed to a grove of banana trees and a smelly...
Another day in a life of a locust
Photography by Joost Bastmeijer When dawn is still in the distance, the desert locusts hang lethargically in the trees. From a distance it seems as...
All pictures by Joost Bastmeijer At the end of the day , beaming with confidence Salome Nzyoka walks into a nursery in Wote to pick...
Looking worried Abelmonim stands with his two young daughters among the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators in front of the military complex in the...
Hunted down after leaving al-Shabaab
Abdul (35 years old) can no longer sit still. He was a fighter once in one of the most brutal terrorist groups in the...
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