Amara Diop

Amara Diop

Last seen: 5 months ago

West Africa/Sahel Correspondent at Global1.News. Dakar-based journalist covering politics, security, climate, and development across Francophone and Anglophone West Africa. Tells the stories of a region undergoing profound transformation.

Member since May 27, 2026

The Vulture King: How a Sacred Forest is Saving Nige...

In Awka-Etiti, Nigeria, a sacred forest and a volunteer known as the Vulture ...

Sidi Bou Said's UNESCO Inscription Leaves Residents ...

Two weeks after the world's heritage guardians gathered in South Korea and pl...

Ayra Starr: The Unstoppable Rise of Afrobeats' Bolde...

She is the Nigerian singer who teased Stevie Wonder, survived major surgery d...

Broken Plates, Living Heritage: Hatay Chef's Cookboo...

In the ancient city of Antakya, where the Orontes River still winds through s...

Zambia’s Unfinished Business: A Former President’s U...

More than eight million Zambians vote on 13 August as former President Edgar ...

Ronaldo Marries Georgina Rodriguez in Private Ceremony

Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo has married his long-time partner Georgina Ro...

The Tears of Kariba: A Ferry Disaster Exposes the Pe...

At least 44 people died after a passenger ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zi...

Lake Kariba Disaster: Zimbabwe Officials Face Hard Q...

The waters of Lake Kariba, usually a lifeline for the communities that stradd...

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean Bring 'The Score' to UK ...

On a warm August evening in Milton Keynes, England, more than 35,000 people g...

Calabar Carnival Turns 20: Africa's Biggest Street P...

Calabar, Nigeria's riverfront capital, transformed into a living canvas of co...

Drone Strike on Tigray School Deepens Fears of Retur...

The brittle peace that has held northern Ethiopia together since 2022 is faci...

From Vandalism to Voice: Graffiti Transforms Conakry...

Conakry, Guinea's bustling port capital, was once a city of gray, crumbling c...

South Africa Mine Dump Collapse Kills 14 Suspected I...

JOHANNESBURG — South African police have launched an investigation after a mi...

Tupac Shakur Murder Trial Begins in Las Vegas After ...

Nearly three decades after Tupac Shakur was gunned down on the neon-lit stree...

Zambia's Unburied President Reshapes Tight Election ...

The body of former President Edgar Lungu has lain unburied for more than a ye...

Kano’s Mass Wedding: Love, Fraud, and 1.5bn Naira

In the ancient city of Kano, where the dust of the Sahel meets the vibrancy o...