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Like many of its counterparts in sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia has experienced significant economic growth over the past several years. The country has charted a 10.8-percent growth rate since 2005, according to the African Development Bank. Ethiopia…

For three weeks earlier this year, AWF President R. Michael Wright and Mark R. Stanley Price, director of AWF's African operations, visited South Africa to talk with experts involved in conservation efforts there. One item on their agenda was to…

Twelve-year-old Faith Mwikali, a sixth grader at Kikwasuni Comprehensive School in Makueni County, lives just 10 kilometers from Tsavo West National Park. Growing up near one of Kenya’s largest wildlife sanctuaries, she developed a fascination with…

AWF & US Ambassador to Kenya Inaugurate the New Umoja Women's Group Cultural Center and MuseumOn March 13, the newly appointed United States Ambassador to Kenya, Michael E. Ranneberger, officially opened the new Umoja Cultural Center and Museum in…

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…

Growing up in Muyabi Village, Zambia, Swithin Kashulwe witnessed the decline of fish and bird populations in his community's wetlands due to unsustainable practices. This early experience ignited his passion for biodiversity conservation,…

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…