War, famine and floods have beleaguered the world’s youngest nation. The arrival of its men’s basketball team at the Paris Olympics is set to offer a modicum of hope. War, famine and floods have beleaguered the world’s youngest nation. The arrival of its men’s basketball team at the Paris Olympics is set to offer a […]
Their Parents Fled War. Now South Sudan’s Young Team Is in the Olympics. Read More »
The International Botanical Congress voted to change a scientific name belonging to hundreds of plant species because it was offensive in southern Africa. The International Botanical Congress voted to change a scientific name belonging to hundreds of plant species because it was offensive in southern Africa. Read More
As Botanists Drop a Racist Plant Name, Some Fear Scientific Confusion Read More »
The West African nation’s former leader and some of his top aides were found guilty of crimes against humanity for mass murder and rapes committed during and after a pro-democracy protest in 2009. The West African nation’s former leader and some of his top aides were found guilty of crimes against humanity for mass murder
Guinea Court Finds Former President Guilty of Stadium Massacre and Rapes Read More »
For 15 months, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been leading a war for control of the country against his rival, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. For 15 months, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been leading a war for control of the country against his rival, Lt. Gen. Mohamed
Drone Strike in Sudan Targets Army Leader in Failed Assassination Attempt, Military Says Read More »
Experts who monitor global hunger rarely make an official declaration of famine, but they just sounded the alarm for more than half a million people who have fled the fighting in Sudan’s civil war. Experts who monitor global hunger rarely make an official declaration of famine, but they just sounded the alarm for more than
Famine Declared in Darfur Region of Sudan Read More »
A bitter fight with the French gymnastics federation threatened the Olympic hopes of Kaylia Nemour. Dual nationality offered a way out. A bitter fight with the French gymnastics federation threatened the Olympic hopes of Kaylia Nemour. Dual nationality offered a way out. Read More
Paris Olympics: Why Gymnast Kaylia Nemour Is Competing for Algeria, Not France Read More »
Most of the world’s oldest leaders — in their 80s and even one in his 90s — are in Africa, which happens to have the youngest population of any continent. Most of the world’s oldest leaders — in their 80s and even one in his 90s — are in Africa, which happens to have the
After Biden’s Withdrawal, Some Want Their Aged Leaders to Follow His Lead Read More »
The African National Congress party severed ties with its former leader over his decision to become the leading voice of an opposition party in the last election, calling its platform “dangerous.” The African National Congress party severed ties with its former leader over his decision to become the leading voice of an opposition party in
African National Congress Expels Former President Jacob Zuma Read More »
A country torn apart by civil war could soon face one of the world’s worst famines in decades, experts said. A country torn apart by civil war could soon face one of the world’s worst famines in decades, experts said. Read More
As Starvation Spreads in Sudan, Military Blocks Aid Trucks at Border Read More »
Here is what we know about the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s views on issues like migration and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Here is what we know about the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s views on issues like migration and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Read More
What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Foreign Policy Positions Read More »
