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Joe Penney

Joe Penney is a journalist, photographer, and filmmaker based in New York City. He is the co-founder of the Mali-based news website Sahelien.com and was chief photographer for Reuters in West Africa from 2012-2016, covering major...

Despite closed borders, the US is still deporting Africans during the pandemic
July 27, 2020Quartz Africa
PALERMITANS
Nigerian migrants in Sicily are building a buzzing Afrobeats scene from scratch
Feb. 21, 2020Quartz Africa
BROKEN
How US Customs officers damaged a revered West African artist’s custom-built kora
Feb. 6, 2020Quartz Africa
WHOSE STORY IS IT?
These West African artifacts tell stories of great forgotten empires but also the battle to own Africa’s art
Feb. 1, 2020Quartz Africa
Burkina Faso has replaced Mali at the epicenter of the Sahel’s security crisis
Nov. 27, 2019Quartz Africa
Guinea’s president is prepared to risk it all for a third term as anti-government protests grow
Nov. 14, 2019Quartz Africa
PROMISES, PROMISES
Vladimir Putin signed dozens of MOUs with African countries this week but can’t match China
Oct. 25, 2019Quartz Africa
BROTHERS IN ARMS
These photos show African delegates enjoying the best of Russia’s unique hospitality
Oct. 24, 2019Quartz Africa
RENAISSANCE
Russia’s Africa summit is the latest step in its resurgence as a global power on the continent
Oct. 11, 2019Quartz Africa
West Africa’s Sahel region is especially vulnerable to climate change but also weak governance
Oct. 1, 2019Quartz Africa