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Context is the Foundation’s award-winning media platform, providing news and analysis around three of the most significant and interconnected issues of our time: climate change, the effects of technology on society, and socio-economic inequality. Our human-centered journalism is delivered across a range of formats — from in-depth stories to videos and podcasts to newsletters.
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Meet the illegal oil refiners of Nigeria
Deep inside the mangrove forests of the Niger Delta, thousands of young men use makeshift equipment, risking arrest and accidents, to refine a valuable commodity: oil. They fill a pressing gap in Nigeria. Africa’s top…
After the worst of years, hope is depleted in Gaza
BEIRUT – More than 45,000 Palestinians killed, half of whom were women and children. Some…
Four humanitarian crises that demand more attention in 2025
NAIROBI/LAGOS – Protracted armed conflicts in Sudan, Yemen and the Democratic Republic of Congo and escalating gang violence in Haiti are fuelling hunger and displacing people and show no signs…
After deadly 2024 in Haiti, we can’t let ‘Haiti fatigue’ set in
Angeline Annesteus is the Haiti Country Director for charity ActionAid As 2024 draws to a close, Haiti is reeling from what has been the bloodiest year…
How will Trump’s presidency impact HIV/AIDS funding?
NAIROBI – The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a multi-billion-dollar