Perspectives on a sustainable Africa

Recent Articles

Close-up photo of a young Maasai giraffe in Kenyan savanna landscape

Kenya fights to save shrinking giraffe populations

November 21, 2018
Philip Muruthi
Close-up photo of AWF-trained wildlife detection sniffer dog and expert dog handler

Conservation sniffer dogs: How a unique human-canine bond leads to wildlife detection

November 16, 2018
Jacqueline Conciatore
Photo of a herd of African elephants drinking at a watering hole in Botswana

The ivory trade is a dire threat to elephants, but countries are taking action

November 9, 2018
Megan Berman
Photo of Ludovika Malemba community wildlife scout at LUMO Community Wildlife Sanctuary in Tsavo

Africa’s female wildlife scouts are taking charge of community conservation

November 2, 2018
Harleen Sehmi
Close-up photo of young male cheetah at sunset

How one prominent nature photographer found himself a wildlife conservationist

October 24, 2018
Jacqueline Conciatore
Photo of a herd of African elephants crossing dry riverbed in Ruaha National Park

Water conservation in Tanzania protects wildlife, builds economic opportunity

October 12, 2018
Godlisten Matilya
Photo of three women making soap at AWF training center in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Women-led enterprises are driving sustainable forest management in DRC

September 28, 2018
Christelle Ilanga Ramirez
Close-up photo of adult hooklipped eastern black rhino and juvenile rhino

What lies ahead for Africa’s rhinos?

September 21, 2018
Sylvia Wasige

Sides of a Horn: Exploring the horrors of South Africa’s poaching war

September 20, 2018
Shaban Senyange
Photo of mountain gorilla gripping tree branch in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Endangered mountain gorillas find a safe haven in Africa’s oldest park

September 10, 2018
Craig R. Sholley
Photo of baby mountain gorilla with mother in forested habitat in the Virunga mountains

Kwita Izina celebrates hope for Rwanda’s mountain gorillas and people

September 5, 2018
Craig R. Sholley
Photo of AWF-trained sniffer dog demonstrating how illegal wildlife products are found

Convicting traffickers to end wildlife crime

August 31, 2018
Didi Wamukoya

Elephants are the pillars of Africa’s ecosystems and they need our support

August 10, 2018
Nathan Gichohi

Women are the future of African conservation

August 3, 2018
Emma Sollitt

Japan’s legal ivory markets are fueling the international ivory trade

July 24, 2018
Jimmiel Mandima