Read our full The Washington Post story on Saho Kambi’s effort to get justice for her daughter here, with beautiful photos from Ricci Shryock: wapo.st/4cJCUH5

#GAMBIA The Ban remains, game over, #EndFGM220, no to #FGM. A big win for Gambian women and girls. The bigger battle of representation starts now. Women must have their say, have seats at the table and be equaly represented in all spaces of decisions making. We need a critical

In the wake of Gambia's decision to keep its ban on female genital cutting, listen to the story of one mom who has been fighting for justice for her 5-year-old daughter, who was cut without her permission and against the law. Video from Ricci Shryock & editing from Jon Gerberg:

To everyone who supported fundraising for the important Amilcar Cabral documentary: update from Guinea-Bissau, where filmmakers are shooting recreation scenes from the country's liberation fight. More rewards updates to come soon, but wanted to share these photos ❤️💛💚

Photographed some of Dakar’s amazing Simbs for @afpphoto yesterday. #senegal #lion

I should start posting no-context auto translations of headlines from Guinea-Bissau (where, yes there is a politician known as R Kelly)

Okra is a fruit?!

Any Cabral nerds know if there's a place online where I can read "‘Em Defesa da Terra I–IV" @vincentfoucher.bsky.social

Buul ma khol. You might see me.

#GuineaBissau: President of journalist union, #IndiraCorreiaBalde, barred from covering govt activities by the Health Minister—under orders from "above." Despite demanding an explanation, she was forced to leave a state event without one. #WPF denounces, demands the government

🇸🇳Vers un débat TV Amadou Ba/Ousmane Sonko? À l'approche de la campagne électorale des législatives, l'actuel et l'ancien Premier ministre, tous les deux candidats pour ce scrutin, se challengent sur les réseaux sociaux.

Help Djufunco rebuild after the fire Cláudia Santos gofundme.com/f/help-djifunc…

🎉We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of revelatory narrative non-fiction book, THE MOON WILL NOT BURN US by journalist and photographer Ricci Shryock set for publication in 2026!

.Cassava Republic has signed The Moon Will Not Burn Us, a 'story of revolutionaries' by Ricci Shryock (Ricci Shryock) bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

Great title (from a song by José Carlos Schwarz, "Lua ka ta quema") for a great project by a great journo on #GuineaBissau. Go, Ricci!

All our oral history systems have a commitment to the truth. I have a commitment to the truth as I speak, just the same as a book has a commitment to the truth.” My story about oral storytelling and its role in an archaeological dig in Guinea Bissau. voanews.com/a/archaeologis…

A Small West African Country Has Big Artistic Dreams. Guinea-Bissau, where there are virtually no art galleries, no art schools and little government funding for the arts, has just staged its first biennale. By Ricci Shryock nytimes.com/2025/05/10/art…

A country with art galleries & no art schools hosts its first Biennale. I got to write about Guinea Bissau for The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/05/10/art…

"Awa changed everything. She showed us that one woman can do what a thousand men cannot." Great piece on a female Fulani leader reshaping solutions in Senegal. From Hannah Rae Armstrong nationalgeographic.com/culture/articl…