Syria’s Missing Children
Children of detainees disappeared in orphanages. As many remain unaccounted for, their relatives fear the worst.
After Assad’s fall, Syria’s musicians rebuild from the rubble
Following decades of dictatorship and 14 years of civil war, the country’s classical and creative scenes have an opportunity to build from scratch.
‘The worst we’ve ever seen’: Cholera wards buckle as South Sudan races to contain deadly outbreak
The country’s epidemic, which began last October, has spiralled out of control and has already claimed more than 1,000 lives.
18 hours in the making of a president: Inside Nicușor Dan’s election win
Romania’s new leader told POLITICO how he will approach international affairs and what he will do to rebuild trust in a democracy.
In Transylvania, fear haunts Romania’s troubled democracy
The birthplace of modern Romania is losing faith in politics amid threats of reprisals in the bitterly fought Romanian election.
‘Between a mathematician and a Trump-loving hooligan’: Romania’s stark presidential choice
The results of the election rerun could alter the future of the country, which is suffering under political divisions
Syrians return to the ruins of looted and destroyed homes
After the fall of the Assad regime, displaced Syrians return to their homes in Homs, one of the country’s most devastated cities.
Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future
One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at the upcoming conclave.
The Romanian mathematician trying to stop Putin and Trump wrecking the West
Elon Musk and JD Vance don’t know enough to judge Romania's election crisis, and Trump should be tougher on Putin, says candidate Nicușor Dan.
Syria’s White Helmets continue to help people in devastated Aleppo
The group turns a military base in Aleppo into an emergency response hub, replacing tanks with fire trucks and ambulances.
‘A dream come true’: Syrian twin actors return home after 14 years of exile in France
For the 41-year-old brothers, returning to their Damascus flat is bittersweet.
How Putin won the Romanian election
Voters on NATO’s eastern flank were already ripe for Moscow’s manipulation, after decades of misrule.
Romania’s pro-Europeans fear Putin is pushing them back to dictatorship
Far-right NATO-skeptic Călin Georgescu is on track to win the Romanian presidency, thanks to a Russia-influenced campaign.
How the Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion endangers Congolese Tutsi
The war between DRC's military and the Tutsi-led M23 armed group is impacting the country’s Rwandophone Tutsi communities.
From Tech Boom To Housing Crisis: The Growing Pains of Romania’s Cluj
Seattle, Barcelona, Bengaluru – and Cluj-Napoca. Welcome to the Romanian student city trampled under the march of tech-driven gentrification.
Where Rwanda’s genocide perpetrators and survivors live side by side
A man killed his friend’s husband because he was Tutsi. Now he and his victim’s widow live together in a village designed for reconciliation.
In Senegal, domestic violence survivors craft hope in silver
A group of women who survived domestic violence is using silversmithing to heal their trauma and challenge gender norms.
Senegal’s Woman Caliph
In one of the country’s most patriarchal structures, a family line of women scholars has upended traditional ideas.
Chad replaces Sudan as regional meat exporter as war strangles sector
Countries like Egypt seek Chad for meat imports as Sudan no longer fulfils needs at pre-war rate.
‘Meat’ In The Middle: Can Chad Become A Livestock Exports Powerhouse?
What stands in the way of meat production becoming an effective economic and development tool for Chad?
The complicated history of the utopia founded by a Romanian artist in Israel
The village of Ein Hod is an artists' colony founded by the Romanian avant-garde artist Marcel Iancu. Its walls tell a twisted and often dark story. (Romanian)
The Witches Want Justice
After Yahya Jammeh brutalized his people, the reconciliation process is at a crossroads.
The Shadow of the Next Pandemic Looms in a Virus Hotspot
Low vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises the risk of diseases spreading and adapting undetected.
Body politics in Senegal
Casting doubt on the accuser, protesters riot on behalf of the defendant, a leading opposition figure sentenced to jail.
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