Perspectives on a sustainable Africa

GEF Africa Regional Director, Jonky Tenou leads a session during the GEF Operational Focal Points (OFP's) at the African Wildlife Foundation Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya
Global Leadership

Financing Africa’s Nature to Power People, Climate, and Growth: A Conversation with Jonky Tenou, GEF Africa Regional Coordinator

October 16, 2025

From the Organization

AWF AND WCK CELEBRATE OVER 250 YOUNG WINNERS AT THE INAUGURAL SHUJAA ZONE COMPETITION

November 1, 2025

AWF Hands Over Canine Unit to Strengthen Tanzania’s Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking

October 21, 2025

Global Environment Facility and African Wildlife Foundation Convene Second Capacity Building Workshop to Enhance Project Oversight in North Africa

September 17, 2025
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Jean Ayolo Yokolo and AWF Senior Social Safeguards Officer, Dodo Moke at one of their presentations to the scouts
Field Journal

Ayolo Lokolo And The Ghosts From His Past

October 28, 2025
Ecoguards collecting data during Willdlife Survey

Rediscovering Faro National Park: A Wildlife Comeback in Cameroon

October 10, 2025
Africa Keystone Protected Area Partnership Heads of State Dessert Reception
Global Leadership

Building Political Will for Conservation: In Conversation with Susan Herman Lylis of ICCF

September 30, 2025

Recent Articles

Local women in Taita Taveta County engaging in basket weaving at a communal meeting point.
Field Journal

Unlocking Taita Taveta’s Tourism: A Pathway for People, Wildlife, and Prosperity in the Tsavo Landscape, Kenya

September 26, 2025
African Wildlife Foundation
Bakari Ali Mangale (second from left) and his classmates stand alongside his artwork
Field Journal

Youth in Action: How One Kenyan Student Uses Art to Champion Conservation in Tsavo

September 25, 2025
African Wildlife Foundation
Gorilla mother and baby in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Field Journal

World Gorilla Day: Protecting Africa’s Gentle Giants for People and Planet

September 19, 2025
African Wildlife Foundation
Tourists in safari vehicle view white rhinoceros grazing at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
Field Journal

Saving Africa’s Rhinos: Lessons from the Frontlines of Conservation

September 18, 2025
African Wildlife Foundation
African Protected Area Directors during the AWF Keystone Initiative Consultative Workshop in July 2025
Global Leadership

Explainer: Safeguarding Africa's Biodiversity through the Africa Keystone Protected Area Partnership

September 10, 2025
Frederick Kwame Kumah
Participants from the Youth Led Organization Training in Musanze
Field Journal

Youth Lead the Way in Restoring Rwanda’s Parks and Improving Livelihoods

September 3, 2025
African Wildlife Foundation
Maimoke mining square
Field Journal

Gold, Biodiversity, and the Future of Bili-Uéré: Confronting the Toll of Artisanal Mining in DRC

August 25, 2025
Rachel Emisave
The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), an endangered canid that lives on the Ethiopian Highlands.

Protecting the Ethiopian Wolf: A Conversation with Tibebu Yelemfrhat Simegn

August 12, 2025
African Wildlife Foundation
Group of African forest elephants in the forest edge in Central African Republic

Forest Elephants: Guardians of Biodiversity and Climate in Central Africa

August 11, 2025
Manda Nfor
Lion cubs lying on rocks in Serengeti in Tanzania
Field Journal

Lion Conservation in Africa: AWF’s Science-Driven Approach Across Landscapes

August 8, 2025
African Wildlife Foundation
Amboseli National Park - Kimana Gate
Field Journal

Amboseli at the Crossroads of Conservation and Development: A Conversation with Kenya Country Director

August 7, 2025
African Wildlife Foundation
Kargi Village in Marsabit County, one of the project sites.

Climate Resilience in Africa: How AWF and BOMA Empower Dryland Communities

July 31, 2025
Kendra Atenya
INDIGENOUS WOMAN TRANSPORTS FISH HARVESTED FROM THE POND PREPARING TO SELL
Field Journal

"We’re Raising Hope": How Fish Farming is Changing Lives in the Congo Basin

July 25, 2025
Manda Nfor
Clautilde and Sere Etienne stand infront of their Solar powered home, Dja, Cameroon.
Field Journal

How Cocoa Farming is Powering Conservation in Cameroon

July 23, 2025
Manda Nfor
A portrait of Christophe DIYADIYA
Field Journal

From Community Guide to Conservation Hero: How One Young Father is Protecting Congo’s Biodiversity

July 22, 2025
Rachel Emisave