‘I’m not afraid. Let’s do it’: the Arizona abortion clinic testing the limits of the state’s ban

“Gabrielle Goodrick’s day has barely begun and she’s already poring over a stack of legal documents. As the nurses and other doctors at her clinic start seeing the first of what will be upwards of 40 patients that day, the 59-year-old family medicine doctor and owner of Camelback Family Planning – one of Arizona’s few abortion clinics – has a decision to make.”

For The Guardian, written by Cecilia Nowell

Only bad people have abortions – she fights against this belief

When she became pregnant, doctors told Viridiana Vidal her child's brain was not growing. To have an abortion or not? For her, the US election centres on this decision.

For Die Zeit, written by Anna Sauerbrey

Arizona’s ballot measure could shift the narrative on Latinas and abortion

“Jennifer Arena-Cardenas is a mom of 2-year-old twins conceived through in vitro fertilization after recurrent miscarriages. Last year, she found out she was spontaneously pregnant again, but at 14 weeks of gestation, learned that the fetus had tested positive for Trisomy 18. The chromosomal abnormality is fatal before the first year of life in more than nine in 10 cases and severely disabling otherwise. Her physicians counseled that Arizona’s laws might require her to leave the state to receive an abortion, which Arena-Cardenas says compounded the “surreal” feeling of the situation.”

For The 19th, written by Mel Leonor Barclay

Rat soup, snails and oracles: why Nigeria’s traditional midwives still have a vital role to play

The sound of chanting fills the narrow corridor that serves as a waiting room, as about 30 pregnant women pray for safe deliveries and protection against wizards, witches and other enemies they believe could harm them or their babies.

For The Guardian, I wrote and photographed traditional birth attendants connecting indigenous practices with modern maternity treatments.

Nigeria: survivors of sexual violence in the Benue camps for displaced people

Benue State, in central-eastern Nigeria, is home to some 395,000 displaced people, forced to flee their homes as a result of numerous clashes in recent years. Many of them now live in camps where they face precarious living conditions and insecurity. In 2023, MSF teams treated more than 1,700 victims of sexual violence in Benue.

For MSF I photographed and interviewed survivors of sexual violence and forced displacement in Benue state in Nigeria

The challenges American women face when trying to access abortion

“On July 6, Dr. Cheryl Hamlin came to perform abortions at the "Pink House" in Jackson, Mississippi, for the last time. The facility, which closed the next day, had been the southern state's last remaining abortion provider since 2004. It was also the lead plaintiff in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, its official name, which on June 24 led the Supreme Court to challenge the constitutional right to abortion.”

For Le Monde, I travelled across America’s South to document first weeks after the restriction of constitutional right to abortion in the country.

Bison are back in Europe, a century after they were driven to extinction

Some 180 herbivores live in the Tarcu mountains in south-west Romania. The reintroduction of the continent's largest land mammal is one of conservation's success stories.

For Le Monde series “Repair the Earth”, written by Perrine Mouterde

Benin’s voodoo deities take care of precious mangroves

In one of the world's poorest countries, mangrove forests are being saved from destruction thanks to protection from local gods and the efforts of NGOs to protect this essential ecosystem for the environment and its inhabitants.

For Le Monde series “Rapair the Earth”, written by Martine Valo

Parma, the city that declared the war on garbage

The Italian city has deployed an arsenal of measures to drastically reduce its waste: garbage control, incentive-based pricing, vast sorting and treatment units. Despite not reaching the ideal of zero waste, Parma remains a model for other metropolitan areas.

For Le Monde series “Repair the Earth”, written by Stéphane Mandard

In the Mediterranean, the underwater fairies taking care of the coral

The Ocean Quest organization catalogs and replants corals. These marine organisms, home to a wealth of biodiversity, are threatened by global warming and ocean acidification. A race against time is underway, with the help of science.

For Le Monde series “Repair the Earth” written by Matthieu Goar 

Also, you can support Ocean Quest, their actions and trainings by adopting one of the corals here : Ocean Quest France

Central India’s green cotton gently weaves its web

In the state of Madhya Pradesh, several thousand small-scale farmers have gradually converted to growing organic cotton, which is a minority crop in India. This initiative aims to reconcile improved living conditions for farmers with wildlife protection.

For Le Monde series “Repair the Earth”, written by Sophie Landrin

Copenhagen’s dream of becoming a low-carbon city

Denmark's pioneering capital has set itself the goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2025. It has already reduced its emissions by 75% since 2005. Half of all journeys are made by bicycle, red meat is no longer used in schools, and the city is tackling all sectors to make them greener.

For Le Monde series “Repair the Earth”, written by Audrey Garric

This floating flower is beautiful—but it's wreaking havoc on Nigeria

In many parts of the world, water hyacinths are a noxious invasive weed that’s tricky to tame. But Nigerian entrepreneurs have come up with innovative ways to turn the plant into useful products.

Every November, when the rains finally stop falling in Nigeria, water hyacinths begin to settle on the country’s waterways. The floating plants, with their glossy fist-sized leaves and mesmerizing lavender flowers, form thick carpets that eventually blanket entire rivers, lakes, and lagoons.

For National Geographic, photographs and reporting