"You can't have good music without freedom." Syrian musicians hope to change art after Assad's fall
In Syria, less than two months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, aspiring musicians are hopeful for the future. (Romanian)
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.
A rare form of polio threatens DR Congo – this is why it matters
The threat of vaccine-derived polio stems from four sub-regions across the world, but the DRC is of “particular concern".
Senegal opposition leader trial kickstarts rocky election season
Opposition leader Sonko’s trial on Thursday could mark the start of political unrest or strengthen the incumbent president’s grip, analysts say.
Taraf Haïdouk's legacy
In Romania a new reiteration of Taraf de Haïdouks hopes to keep Roma folk music alive. (Romanian)
Together, in Pata Rât
A festival celebrating Roma culture and talking about social justice, organized in Europe's largest ghetto. (Romanian)
A summer of bomb threats frightens Moldova as war rages nearby
Moldovans fear a Russian invasion as tensions between the breakaway region Transnistria and Chisinau heat up.
"We never rest". Who are the people behind TIFF
What is it like to organize the biggest film festival in Romania for 21 years? (Romanian)
The Marks Left Behind
How Ukrainian refugees and Romanians come together in Cluj.
What does Israel's iron wall surrounding Gaza mean for Palestinians?
Dozens of antennas, hundreds of cameras and radars are all positioned on the fortification that surrounds Gaza.
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