Africa

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West Africa's Disappearing Rainforests

The dwindling rainforests of West Africa are home to western chimpanzees found only there, forest...

Ed Davey
Grantee

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PART OF: Ugandans Fight Against Sugarcane

As Sugarcane Spreads Across Uganda, Communities Push Back

Justin Price
2025 Reporting Fellow

January 28, 2026
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Facing Health Threats, S. Africa May Be on Verge of Medical Breakthroughs

The country may be on the cusp of a few extraordinary advances.

Ari Daniel
Grantee

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PART OF: Ugandans Fight Against Sugarcane

Notes From Within Uganda

Justin Price
2025 Reporting Fellow

January 26, 2026
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PART OF: Ugandans Fight Against Sugarcane

How Sugarcane Is Erasing Uganda’s Barkcloth Tree

Justin Price
2025 Reporting Fellow

January 26, 2026
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PART OF: The Soknot Paradigm

Tanzania’s Maasai, Wildlife Corridor Face Growing Pressure

Multiple Authors

January 25, 2026
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PART OF: Facing Health Threats, S. Africa May Be on Verge of Medical Breakthroughs

Last Year Was a Disaster for an HIV Vaccine Trial. This Year? A New Way Forward

Multiple Authors

January 22, 2026
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PART OF: Facing Health Threats, S. Africa May Be on Verge of Medical Breakthroughs

How HIV Researchers Overcame Setbacks and Kept a Vaccine Trial Going

Multiple Authors

January 22, 2026
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Ugandans Fight Against Sugarcane

How sugarcane reshaped Uganda’s farmland, food supply, and culture

Justin Price
2025 Reporting Fellow

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PART OF: The Return to Nowhere: African Migrants and U.S. Deportation to Ghana

Ghana Helped U.S. Deport Migrants, and Now Its Own Citizens Are Shut Out

Adam Mahoney
Grantee

January 17, 2026
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PART OF: Facing Health Threats, S. Africa May Be on Verge of Medical Breakthroughs

The Near Death — and Last-Minute Reprieve — of a Trial for an HIV Vaccine

Ari Daniel
Grantee

January 17, 2026
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Pulitzer Center Update

In a Historic Year for the Ocean, New Fellows Ready To Report on the High Seas

In 2026, the ocean will make history. On January 17, a new treaty will enter into force. It offers...

Jessica Aldred
Pulitzer Center Staff

January 16, 2026