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August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 by Bill Donahue

The Cutting Edge of CRISPR is in Nigeria

In Nigeria, Christian Happi is pioneering a revolutionary approach to fighting disease.


Harvard Public Health
Edited by Michael Fitzgerald


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June 4, 2023 by Bill Donahue

Team Amani Sees The Future

Before his death last year, Sule Kangangi had an ambitious plan to turn East Africa into a cycling powerhouse. His Kenya-based team is committed to delivering on his legacy. 


Bicycling
Edited by Leah Flickinger


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April 18, 2023July 10, 2023 by Bill Donahue

The Challenger

Why Kenyan distance runner Evans Chebet will beat the great Kipchoge at The Boston Marathon.

Runner’s World
Edited by Leah Flickinger


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March 13, 2019August 2, 2019 by Bill Donahue

Sh*thole World Tour

A  deep dive into the culture and magic and pain of three countries that Trump maligned with an obscenity–Haiti, El Salvador, and Liberia. 

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell

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March 15, 2018July 29, 2018 by Bill Donahue

From Farms to Factories

Ethiopia’s Industrial Revolution. 

Bloomberg Businessweek
Edited by Miranda Purves. Photos by Nichole Sobecki.

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April 20, 2017October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Candidate Kipsang

Kenyan marathon ace Wilson Kipsang runs for public office, amid accusations that he’s stealing votes. 

ESPN
Edited by Rebecca Nordquist. Photographs by Georgina Goodwin.

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September 6, 2016October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Refugee Runner

Yiech Pur Biel was born amid a civil war in South Sudan. Soldiers burned down his village, his parents left him, he grew up in a refugee camp. Now he’s readying to compete in the Olympics.

ESPN
Edited by Vic Seper. Photographs by Georgina Goodwin.

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September 21, 2003October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Under the Sheltering Sky

Writer Paul Bowles spent most of his adult life in Tangier, Morocco. But when you search for his ghost there, what you find is the soul of the city. 

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. 
Republished in Best American Travel Writing 2004.

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September 1, 2003October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Life in Limbostan

In Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in Morocco, thousands of sub-Saharan African migrants wander the streets, hoping to make it across the Strait of Gibraltar, into mainland Europe. 

Mother Jones
Edited by Tim Dickinson. 

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