A Conversation About ‘Border Work’ in West Africa
A conversation with professor Philippe M. Frowd about his new book, which details both the politics and everyday realities in places like Senegal.
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West Africa
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Viewfinder: A Massive Marketplace Fire in Guinea
People walk in an alley of Conakry's Madina on March 18th, 2018, after a fire devastated the market.
PS Picks: Nigerian Creatives and the Art Scene in West Africa
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Viewfinder: Polling Stations for General Elections in Sierra Leone
A man casts his ballot for the general elections, on March 7th, 2018, at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Viewfinder: Local Elections Spark Protests in Guinea
Riot police get ready to disperse people demonstrating to denounce the results of the local elections, on February 6th, 2018, in Conakry, Guinea.
Viewfinder: A Cow-Crossing in the Ivory Coast
Motorists wait as cows cross a road in Abobo, a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on January 3rd, 2018.
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Is More Common Than We Thought in West Africa
Nearly a quarter of TB patients in the region carry strains that are resistant to drugs, a new…
The Real Lesson of Ebola and Zika? We Need Much More Responsive Public Health Initiatives
We long ago abandoned control over Zika-carrying mosquitoes. There's no excuse for being so short-sighted about public health initiatives.
Did Fear-Mongering Make Ebola’s Impact Worse?
While it's clear that many overestimated Ebola's impact, it's hard to draw a direct line from fearful predictions to economic loss.
Can We Ever Really Eradicate a Disease?
Experts are debating whether an Ebola vaccine can eradicate the disease in 2015. They’re getting way ahead of themselves.