Ricci Shryock

Mu­si­cians and oth­er in­dus­try stake­hold­ers con­verge at an an­nu­al Cape Verdean fes­ti­val, to dis­cuss evo­lu­tion of the art.

Like the coun­try’s glacial po­lit­i­cal process, the city’s his­tor­i­cal build­ings re­flect roots of colo­nial­ism.

Along Niger Riv­er, peo­ple feel ef­fects of cli­mate change as re­duced rain­fall has de­creased wa­ter and fish lev­els.

Car­ni­val or­gan­is­ers in Guinea Bis­sau cel­e­brate con­ser­va­tion of tra­di­tion and bio­di­ver­si­ty through fash­ion and dance.