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A Temminck’s pangolin walks across the African grass. (Photo Credit: WildlifeConservationist, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

The Pangolins’ Fight Against Extinction

Harper Quill, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2025
Elite middle-distance runners Samuel Tefera (Ethiopia), Ayanleh Souleiman (Djibouti), and Timothy Cheruiyot (Kenya) exemplify East Africa's dominance in distance running at the 2018 African Athletics Championships. (Photo Credit: Bob Ramsak, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

The Dominance of East African Distance Running

Nicholas Anderson, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2025
Here is the changing flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo shown over the years, with Congo's Flag of Independence, the modern day flag, and the flag of Zaire. (Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

The Ever-Changing Fate of Congo-Kinshasa

Chris-Andrew Nkunga, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2025
Here is a photo taken during “snack break,” the best 30 minutes of the day. My favorite spot to hang out in during recess was the small jungle gym. Even though it only consisted of one structure with two slides, and at least fifty kids would play there every time. My fellow volunteers and I would take turns going down the slide and chasing the kids around the small area; by the time snack break was over, everyone was exhausted.

Underfunded, Undervalued, and Overlooked; How My Trip to Ghana Opened my Eyes to the Privilege of Education

Abigael Sidi, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2025
Michael Boaz and another volunteer teach a class while students look in through the windows.

Classical Music in Tanzania: How the Daraja Music Initiative Introduces Music Education to Children

Gretchen Kamm, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2025
A pair of weathered hands delicately grips a kalimba, a traditional African thumb piano. This image represents the way the beauty of the kalimba has been passed down from generation to generation throughout history. (Photo Credit: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Echoes of Tradition: Tracing the Origins and Evolution of the Kalimba

Eunseo Lee, Staff Reporter
January 12, 2025
During the seventh century, the Byzantine Empire lost grip on Northern African when the Arabs began to invade. Islam started to spread throughout the region as well.

‘Africa & Byzantium’ at the MET: A Stunning Look at One of History’s Overlooked Stories

Amy Beloume, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2024
Commonly known as the “land of a thousand hills,” Rwanda’s mountainous terrain is home to gorillas and flourishing agriculture. (Photo Credit: Erdbeernaut, CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED, via Flickr)

Rwanda is Still Rewriting Its Narrative

Charlotte Zhou, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
A group of Ugandan women and children walk to get water on a dirt road – a common scene throughout much of rural Africa due to a lack of large-scale public infrastructure. (Photo Credit: Jeff Ackley / Unsplash)

Neocolonialism: The Remnants of Foreign Exploitation in Africa

Oliver Whelan, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
Try guessing where each photo is taken — except for the globe in the middle, of course. Check your answers below the crossword module!

Summer 2023 Crossword: Summer Travels Theme

Charlotte Zhou, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
Fencing is a sport enjoyed by athletes of all ages, and the three weapons used offer a good selection of different experiences. (Photo Credit: CHUTTERSNAP / Unsplash)

The Future of Men’s Saber Fencing

Gabriel McCarthy, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
Pelé passed away on the 29th of December, 2022. “He is one of the all-time greats, a 3-time World Cup winner with Brazil,” said Jack Goss ’23.

Pelé: The Legacy of O Rei

Shahabir Sami, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2023
The World Cup is a quadrennial competition that crowns a new football champion once every four years. The most recent World Cup concluded in 2018, when Russia hosted the event. Four years later, the World Cup hosted in Qatar will take place during November to December 2022. “The World Cup only happens every four years, so you should definitely take advantage of the opportunity to watch it,” said Lucy Paolini ’23.

Everything That You Need to Know for the Upcoming World Cup

Shahabir Sami, Staff Reporter
July 24, 2022
Tigray War

The Overlooked Tigray War in Ethiopia

Anton Karp, Staff Reporter
July 24, 2022
Since he became an archbishop, Desmond Tutu’s main goal was to unite the Black and White people of South Africa, and when that occurred in 1994, Desmond Tutu continued to fight for justice, becoming the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in order to investigate human rights abuses during apartheid.

The Life and Legacy of Anti-Apartheid Activist Desmond Tutu

Dorothea Dwomoh, Staff Reporter
March 6, 2022
A skyscraper looms in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. The country’s northern Tigray region has been consumed with violence and fighting since last November 2020, when the military invaded, after a regional political party attacked a government base.

“We Are Under an Existential Threat”: War Ravages the Tigray Region in Ethiopia

Kate Reynolds, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2021
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