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 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

Technology and innovation to save gorillas: TUI Care Foundation and African Wildlife Foundation join forces to advance community-led conservation in Rwanda

September 10, 2025
More From the Pressroom
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

Photo of Global Youth Biodiversity Network at delivering closing remarks at the Convention for Biological Diversity Conference

African youth stand up for conservation at the world’s largest biodiversity convention

December 4, 2018
Monipher Musasa

SPREAD THE WORD How one prominent nature photographer found himself a wildlife conservationist

December 4, 2018
Forum One

Africa’s female wildlife scouts are taking charge of community conservation

December 4, 2018
Forum One
Photo of a two zebras in open savanna grassland in Amboseli National Park in Kenya

Biosphere reserves: the key to sustainable wildlife management and economic growth

November 28, 2018
Nathan Gichohi
Close-up photo of a young Maasai giraffe in Kenyan savanna landscape

Kenya fights to save shrinking giraffe populations

November 21, 2018
Philip Muruthi
Close-up photo of AWF-trained wildlife detection sniffer dog and expert dog handler

Conservation sniffer dogs: How a unique human-canine bond leads to wildlife detection

November 16, 2018
Jacqueline Conciatore
Photo of a herd of African elephants drinking at a watering hole in Botswana

The ivory trade is a dire threat to elephants, but countries are taking action

November 9, 2018
Megan Berman
Photo of Ludovika Malemba community wildlife scout at LUMO Community Wildlife Sanctuary in Tsavo

Africa’s female wildlife scouts are taking charge of community conservation

November 2, 2018
Harleen Sehmi
Close-up photo of young male cheetah at sunset

How one prominent nature photographer found himself a wildlife conservationist

October 24, 2018
Jacqueline Conciatore
Photo of a herd of African elephants crossing dry riverbed in Ruaha National Park

Water conservation in Tanzania protects wildlife, builds economic opportunity

October 12, 2018
Godlisten Matilya
Photo of three women making soap at AWF training center in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Women-led enterprises are driving sustainable forest management in DRC

September 28, 2018
Christelle Ilanga Ramirez
Close-up photo of adult hooklipped eastern black rhino and juvenile rhino

What lies ahead for Africa’s rhinos?

September 21, 2018
Sylvia Wasige

Sides of a Horn: Exploring the horrors of South Africa’s poaching war

September 20, 2018
Shaban Senyange
Photo of mountain gorilla gripping tree branch in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Endangered mountain gorillas find a safe haven in Africa’s oldest park

September 10, 2018
Craig R. Sholley
Photo of baby mountain gorilla with mother in forested habitat in the Virunga mountains

Kwita Izina celebrates hope for Rwanda’s mountain gorillas and people

September 5, 2018
Craig R. Sholley