/*
Theme Name: African Community News
Theme URI: https://www.africancommunitynews.com/
Author: African Community News
Description: A wide, editorial WordPress theme for Africa news and travel storytelling. Bold savanna palette, mudcloth-inspired texture and a full-bleed magazine home page showing the latest six stories.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.7
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: acn
Tags: news, blog, magazine, wide-blocks, custom-menu, featured-images, translation-ready
*/

:root{
  --acn-ink:#181410;
  --acn-paper:#fbf6ec;
  --acn-card:#ffffff;
  --acn-clay:#c1462a;
  --acn-ochre:#e0a12a;
  --acn-forest:#123a26;
  --acn-muted:#6b6055;
  --acn-line:#e5dbc9;
  --acn-wide:1680px;
  --acn-serif:"Playfair Display",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --acn-sans:"Space Grotesk",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
body{margin:0;background:var(--acn-paper);color:var(--acn-ink);font-family:var(--acn-sans);font-size:17px;line-height:1.65;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--acn-clay);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--acn-serif);line-height:1.08;margin:0 0 .5em;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.acn-wrap{width:min(100% - 3rem,var(--acn-wide));margin-inline:auto}
.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.skip-link:focus{left:1rem;top:1rem;background:#fff;padding:.6rem 1rem;z-index:99}

/* Header */
.acn-topbar{background:var(--acn-forest);color:#f4e9d6;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase}
.acn-topbar .acn-wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;padding:.6rem 0}
.acn-head{border-bottom:3px solid var(--acn-ink);background:var(--acn-paper);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20}
.acn-head .acn-wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:2rem;padding:1.1rem 0;flex-wrap:wrap}
.acn-brand{font-family:var(--acn-serif);font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3vw,2.4rem);color:var(--acn-ink);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.acn-brand:hover{text-decoration:none;color:var(--acn-clay)}
.acn-brand small{display:block;font-family:var(--acn-sans);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.34em;color:var(--acn-muted);margin-top:.25rem}
.acn-nav{margin-left:auto}
.acn-nav ul{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1.4rem;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.acn-nav a{color:var(--acn-ink);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:2px;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
.acn-nav a:hover{text-decoration:none;border-color:var(--acn-clay);color:var(--acn-clay)}

/* Hero */
.acn-hero{position:relative;border-bottom:3px solid var(--acn-ink);background:var(--acn-forest)}
.acn-hero img{width:100%;height:clamp(260px,38vw,520px);object-fit:cover;opacity:.9}
.acn-hero-inner{position:absolute;inset:auto 0 0 0;padding:2.5rem 0;background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(18,20,16,.92),rgba(18,20,16,0))}
.acn-hero h1{color:#fdf6e7;font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5.4vw,4.6rem);max-width:22ch;margin:0}
.acn-hero p{color:#e7d8bb;max-width:60ch;margin:.8rem 0 0}
.acn-kicker{display:inline-block;background:var(--acn-clay);color:#fff;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.26em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:.35rem .8rem;margin-bottom:1rem}

/* Section head */
.acn-sec{padding:4rem 0}
.acn-sec-head{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;border-bottom:3px solid var(--acn-ink);padding-bottom:.8rem;margin-bottom:2.5rem}
.acn-sec-head h2{margin:0;font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3vw,2.6rem)}
.acn-sec-head span{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--acn-muted)}

/* Grid */
.acn-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(340px,1fr));gap:2.5rem}
.acn-grid.is-lead{grid-template-columns:1.35fr 1fr 1fr}
.acn-card{background:var(--acn-card);border:1px solid var(--acn-line);display:flex;flex-direction:column;overflow:hidden;transition:transform .25s ease,box-shadow .25s ease}
.acn-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 18px 40px -24px rgba(24,20,16,.55)}
.acn-thumb{aspect-ratio:16/10;overflow:hidden;background:var(--acn-forest)}
.acn-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s ease}
.acn-card:hover .acn-thumb img{transform:scale(1.05)}
.acn-card-body{padding:1.6rem 1.6rem 1.9rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.7rem;flex:1}
.acn-cat{font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--acn-clay)}
.acn-card h3{margin:0;font-size:1.5rem}
.acn-card h3 a{color:var(--acn-ink)}
.acn-card h3 a:hover{color:var(--acn-clay);text-decoration:none}
.acn-excerpt{color:var(--acn-muted);margin:0}
.acn-more{margin-top:auto;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:var(--acn-forest);border-bottom:2px solid var(--acn-ochre);align-self:flex-start;padding-bottom:2px}
.acn-more:hover{text-decoration:none;color:var(--acn-clay)}
.is-lead .acn-card:first-child h3{font-size:2.1rem}
.is-lead .acn-card:first-child .acn-thumb{aspect-ratio:4/3}

/* Strip */
.acn-strip{background:var(--acn-forest);color:#f2e6d2;background-image:url(assets/img/pattern.jpg);background-size:280px;background-blend-mode:multiply}
.acn-strip .acn-wrap{padding:3.2rem 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:2rem}
.acn-strip h3{color:#fff;margin:0 0 .3rem;font-size:1.35rem}
.acn-strip p{margin:0;color:#dcc9a8;font-size:.95rem}

/* Single */
.acn-single{padding:3.5rem 0 4.5rem}
.acn-single-head{max-width:70ch}
.acn-single h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.4vw,3.6rem)}
.acn-content{max-width:78ch;font-size:1.08rem}
.acn-content img,.acn-content figure{margin:2rem 0}
.acn-content blockquote{border-left:5px solid var(--acn-ochre);margin:2rem 0;padding:.4rem 0 .4rem 1.4rem;font-family:var(--acn-serif);font-size:1.3rem}
.acn-featured{margin:2rem 0 2.5rem;border:1px solid var(--acn-line)}

/* Footer + misc */
.acn-foot{background:var(--acn-ink);color:#cdbfae;margin-top:3rem}
.acn-foot .acn-wrap{padding:3rem 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:2rem}
.acn-foot a{color:#e9d9bd}
.acn-foot h4{color:#fff;font-size:1.1rem}
.acn-foot ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;gap:.4rem}
.acn-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);font-size:.78rem;padding:1.1rem 0;text-align:center;color:#9c9083}
.acn-pagination{display:flex;gap:.6rem;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:0 0 4rem}
.acn-pagination .page-numbers{border:1px solid var(--acn-line);background:#fff;padding:.5rem .9rem;color:var(--acn-ink)}
.acn-pagination .current{background:var(--acn-ink);color:#fff}
.acn-comments{max-width:78ch;padding-bottom:3rem}
@media(max-width:1080px){.acn-grid.is-lead{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:720px){.acn-grid,.acn-grid.is-lead{grid-template-columns:1fr}.acn-nav{margin-left:0;width:100%}}