The Curse of Turkana
Pulitzer Center grantees Jessica Hatcher, Marc Hofer, and Guillaume Bonn are currently investigating the environmental and economic issues associated with the discovery of oil in Lake Turkana, along...
View ArticleKenya: Africa's Most Ambitious Dam Project Could Destroy Its Biggest Desert Lake
Jessica Hatcher, Marc HoferKenya's Lake Turkana is the world's biggest desert lake, a vital source of life for humans and animals alike. But its lifeline is about to be cut by a push for...
View ArticleMeet the Journalists: Jessica Hatcher, Marc Hofer, Guillaume Bonn
Meet feature writer Jessica Hatcher, author and photographer Guillaume Bonn and photographer and videographer Marc Hofer. The three journalists discuss their journey through the Turkana area in...
View Article'Exploiting Turkana: Robbing the Cradle of Mankind,' an E-Book by Jessica...
Jessica Hatcher“Almost everything in Turkana is an emergency” Peter Lokoel, Deputy Govenor TurkanaModernity versus tradition; pressure on people and cultures; the potential for environmental...
View ArticleKenya: The Oil Race Is On in the Cradle of Humanity
Jessica Hatcher“Turkana Boy” is one of the most complete early human skeletons ever found. A picture based on facial reconstruction makes him look like a morose Shrek, with almost no forehead, ears...
View ArticleThe Trouble in Turkana
The Turkana region, discovery ground of 1.6 million-year-old Turkana Boy, is among the world’s richest archaeological treasure troves. The region remains mired in poverty. That, however, may soon change.
View ArticleFrom Gushers to Glue: Should Kenya's Oil be Coming Out of the Ground at All?
Jessica HatcherPatillo Higgins was a one-armed mechanic and self-taught geologist born in Texas in 1863. At the turn of the 20th century, he believed that the future for modern industry lay not in...
View ArticleThe High Cost of Cheap Oil
Oil is cheap these days, but it’s not exactly flowing. As Pulitzer Center grantee Jessica Hatcher observes in Newsweek, “the more oil we suck out, the harder extracting it becomes. Today, we’re coaxing...
View ArticleKenya: The Landscape of Turkana County
Guillaume BonnTurkana County is dry. Hues of yellows and browns paint the landscape, creating a sense of emptiness. But Turkana County, the planet's oldest landscape known to have been inhabited by...
View ArticleKenya: The People of Turkana County
Guillaume BonnLife in Turkana County is changing. Even though commercial production isn’t expected for another several years, the recent discovery of potential reserves of up to 250 million barrels of...
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