The Women Behind Ghana’s Palm Kernel Oil Smoke rose from the roadside in thick clouds, drifting above enormous, cauldron-like pots blackened by years of use. Around them lay heaps of what looked like beans, while women worked over open fires in the sweltering heat, stirring the contents of the pots and tending to the…
The Mustang Divide: The Contested Future of America’s Wild Horses With ears pricked and muscles tensed, my horse stops abruptly beneath me. A few metres ahead, a herd of wild horses stare back at us, caught off guard by our sudden appearance from the valley below. Horned lizards scurry through the sagebrush at our…
Walking with Elephants in Ghana’s Mole National Park July 2025 The cooler morning air was a welcome relief from the heat, noise, and constant movement of Ghana’s chaotic streets. Standing quietly outside Mole Motel at dawn, I waited for the ranger to arrive and take us into Mole National Park in search of elephants.…
Camel Country: Mongolia’s Winter Gathering of Nomadic Herders Dressed in brightly coloured deels and surrounded by shaggy two-humped camels, Mongolia’s nomadic herders have adapted to life in the vast Gobi Desert, one of the world’s most unforgiving landscapes. At a winter festival deep in the desert, families gather to celebrate a way of life…
Beneath the Suface: The Human Cost of ‘Galamsey’ in Ghana “I don’t have to eat, but their lives have to be better,” says Abraham. For years, he worked in Ghana’s illegal gold mines to support his younger siblings, not out of ambition, but necessity. Across Ghana, young men and women are drawn into galamsey,…
Banished and Forgotten: Life in Exile for the Women of Ghana’s “Witch Camps” In Ghana’s remote north, centuries-old fears and superstitions have sentenced women to exile. Now, a new law offers hope—but can justice overcome belief? * This reporting was supported by the Pulitzer Center July 2025 From ghouls and goblins to fairies…
Why Semi-Feral Ponies Still Roam the Welsh Coast The rustling of a paper bag immediately caught the attention of a shaggy piebald pony grazing nearby. Before my unsuspecting mother had time to react, the pony had wandered over and nudged its nose hopefully towards her picnic. Sitting on the cliffs above Rhossili Bay — one…
The Story of Susiya: Resistance and Resilience in the Face of Demolition July 2015 Gazing out over the rolling hills, an elderly Palestinian man pointed to the jagged stumps of his olive trees, recently hacked down by Israeli settlers occupying the land illegally. The destruction wasn’t random — it was a deliberate act in…
Between Two Worlds: Mongolia’s Dukha Reindeer Herders Five-year-old Ulemj rides reindeer through Mongolia’s northern taiga with the casual ease most children reserve for bicycles. Wrapped against the cold, she follows her parents through the forest, weaving between larch trees and snowdrifts beneath an endless winter sky. Yet Ulemj is equally at home in the…
Dandara and the Living Traditions of Upper Egypt The thundering hooves of galloping horses send plumes of sand spiralling into the air as onlookers cheer and children standing too close scatter from the stampede. In the town of Dandara in Upper Egypt, the equestrian art of Mermah takes centre stage, celebrated not only as…
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