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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 pandemicQuartz Africa • July 27, 2020
PALERMITANSNigerian migrants in Sicily are building a buzzing Afrobeats scene from scratchQuartz Africa • February 21, 2020
BROKENHow US Customs officers damaged a revered West African artist’s custom-built koraQuartz Africa • February 6, 2020
WHOSE STORY IS IT?These West African artifacts tell stories of great forgotten empires but also the battle to own Africa’s artQuartz Africa • February 1, 2020
Burkina Faso has replaced Mali at the epicenter of the Sahel’s security crisisQuartz Africa • November 27, 2019
Guinea’s president is prepared to risk it all for a third term as anti-government protests growQuartz Africa • November 14, 2019
PROMISES, PROMISESVladimir Putin signed dozens of MOUs with African countries this week but can’t match ChinaQuartz Africa • October 25, 2019
BROTHERS IN ARMSThese photos show African delegates enjoying the best of Russia’s unique hospitalityQuartz Africa • October 24, 2019
RENAISSANCERussia’s Africa summit is the latest step in its resurgence as a global power on the continentQuartz Africa • October 11, 2019
West Africa’s Sahel region is especially vulnerable to climate change but also weak governanceQuartz Africa • October 1, 2019