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For too long, the voices of communities living alongside Africa's protected areas have been absent from crucial conservation discussions. This absence has often led to a disconnect between conservation efforts and the realities faced by those most…

Maeva Tene’s journey into conservation was not one born of coincidence, but of legacy. As a child, she watched her father, a sport hunting guide, return from his expeditions. He would proudly show her photographs of his successes and display the…

We recognize the importance of local knowledge and community engagement to successful conservation, as well as the unique challenges faced by African nations in preserving our biodiversity and natural resources. We empower African leadership with…

More than 100 entrepreneurs living near Volcanoes National Park (VNP) in Rwanda have graduated from a year-long business incubation program supported by the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in partnership with INKOMOKO. Among the participants were…

The Bili-Mbomu Protected Area Complex is a place of stunning beauty and rare wildlife in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, but it also faces significant challenges that threaten its continued existence. Deep within the heavily forested…

In northern Cameroon’s Faro Landscape, near the border with Nigeria, Moussa Abdul reflects on how hunting once defined his community's livelihood. Over time, however, these practices led to overhunting and encroachment, depleting resources and…

Esmail, E, Wintle. B. C., Sas-Rolfes, M., Athanas, A., Beale, C. M., Bending, Z., Dai, R., Fabinyi, M., Gluszek, S., Haenlein, C., Harrington, L. A. Hinsley, A., Kariuki, K., Lam, J., Markus, M., Paudel, K.,  Shukhova, S., Sutherland. W. J.,…

African Wildlife Foundation’s leadership in Uganda, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo share how strategic partnerships with wildlife authorities and local communities sharpen their response to threats like illegal wildlife trade and…

VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DRC--The okapi, an elusive mammal also known as "the forest giraffe," has been photographed for the first time in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), proving that the species is surviving there…

Wasser, S., Poole, P., Lee, P., Lindsay, K., Dobson, A. Hart, J., Douglas-Hamilton, I., Wittemyer, G., Granli, P., Morgan, B.,  Gunn, J.,   Alberts, S., Beyers, R., Chiyo, P., Croze, H., Estes, R., Gobush, K., Joram, P., Kikoti, A.,…

How are elephants affected by the ecosystems in which they live and by upheavals in their families? What impact do the elephants have on their habitat and neighboring human communities?The answers to these questions hold a key to the African…

After being nearly depleted under the rule of the late dictator Idi Amin, the number of elephants in Uganda's wildlife reserves and game parks have been growing steadily, the German Press Agency (DPA) recently reported. There are now an estimated 4…

As poaching operations continue to get ever more sophisticated and ruthless, a new method of slaughter emerges: salt. Zimbabwe’s Chronicle reported that police had arrested a six-man poaching syndicate that is allegedly…

Nighttime in a Central African forest reveals a suite of completely new, mostly acoustic, experiences from the day. Sleep is often interrupted by the clamoring within chimpanzee groups and the screams of a tiny primate, the bush…