2026 Ugandan Presidential Election
Uganda, 2026
Ugandans voted in a tense election that saw Yoweri Museveni re-elected for a seventh term after a disputed contest with opposition candidate Bobi Wine, making him the world’s third longest-serving leader in power.
Goma: life under the M23
Democratic Republic of Congo, 2025
Along the shores of Lake Kivu, the M23 enforces its control in a fragile and volatile environment, where the abundance of natural resources attracts foreign actors.
Tales from the Mekong: the journey from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 2024
Between jungle hills and river bends, the Mekong carries souls: from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang, each ripple shows a life lived in slow motion — raw, honest, ancient.
The Gambia, the country that votes with marbles
The Gambia, 2022
In The Gambia, democracy runs on marbles: a unique voting system where citizens drop glass balls into metal drums, blending tradition, transparency, and sound to ensure one of Africa’s distinctive elections..
Waiting for the Russians: one week in wartime Lviv
Ukraine, 2022
Lviv under suspension: air-raid sirens, empty streets and silent hope in the face of an unseen invasion.
Karbala & Najaf, 2021
Dark shadows marching across Iraq: pilgrims bound by sorrow, faith and shared grief. Arbaeen unfolds as a vast human tapestry: walking, praying, hoping under scorching skies.
Mosul; 4 years after the Islamic State
Mosul, 2021
Once a trading centre full of life, now a city suspended in ash and silence. Mosul’s scars left by the Islamic State whisper stories of loss, memory and the fragile echo of hope
The propaganda game: Iraq 2021 Legislative Election
Baghdad, 2021
The story of the propaganda game in which political parties fight for visibility across a spectrum ruled by militias and intimidation, in a nation fractured by deep sectarian lines.
