‘Sudan, Remember Us’: An Intimate Portrait of Activists in an UprisingJustin M. LarsonAugust 8, 20250 Hind Meddeb followed young people in Khartoum, focusing on their hopes and fears to create a kind of living record…
Congo’s Teens Brave Bombs, Rebels and Abduction to Play HoopsJustin M. LarsonAugust 8, 20250 A basketball academy that offers young people a lifeline and a chance to dream is hanging on in the Congolese…
South Africa’s Equity Laws, Reviled by Trump, Complicate Tariff TalksJustin M. LarsonAugust 7, 20250 Slapped with a steep tariff, South African officials hope for a deal, but some worry the U.S. may insist that…
Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choiceJustin M. LarsonAugust 7, 20250 Risks to women and girls across this vast region are severe and systemic, as political instability, environmental collapse and a…
Children are ‘skin and bones’ as Sudan marks a grim milestoneJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 It is a grim milestone for Sudan, the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. But with insufficient funding, lack of access to…
Ceasefire in doubt as Rwanda-backed rebels kill hundreds in eastern DR CongoJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it had received first-hand accounts indicating that at least 319 civilians were killed…
Prince Harry Cleared of Bullying Accusations at Charity He Co-foundedJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 The British regulator found no evidence to support the claims made by the charity’s chair, but it criticized all sides…
Helicopter Crash Kills Ghana Defense and Environment MinistersJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 The helicopter had taken off from Accra, the capital, en route to a mining conference when it went “off the…
Statue of French General Accused of Torture Divides His HometownJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 An effort to have a statue of Marcel Bigeard removed has reignited the debate over how the colonial past should…
Sudan’s Civil War Shifts Toward KordofanJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 Since the Sudanese Army drove its paramilitary rival from the capital in March, the two sides are battling for territorial…
Dozens more migrants die after boat capsizes off the coast of YemenJustin M. LarsonAugust 5, 20250 With many victims believed to be Ethiopian nationals, this heartbreaking incident highlights the “urgent need to address the dangers of…
Rwanda Agrees to Accept 250 Migrants as Part of Trump Deportation PlanJustin M. LarsonAugust 5, 20250 The country is the latest African nation to agree to take in migrants from the United States. Source link
Cholera spreads in North Darfur, 640,000 children under threat, UNICEF warnsJustin M. LarsonAugust 5, 20250 More than 1,180 cholera cases – including an estimated 300 in children – and at least 20 deaths have been…
Mounting civilian casualties in Sudan as fighting intensifiesJustin M. LarsonAugust 5, 20250 It has now been 842 days since conflict between troops from the military government and their former allies-turned-rivals in the…
Violence in northern Mozambique forces thousands to flee, straining aid effortsJustin M. LarsonAugust 3, 20250 The displacement is the latest consequence of a cascade of overlapping emergencies in the country – including armed violence, climate…
Africa’s push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicinesJustin M. LarsonAugust 2, 20250 The development marks a milestone for a region that bears nearly 65 per cent of the global HIV burden and…
Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Closing Factories in LesothoJustin M. LarsonAugust 1, 20250 new video loaded: Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Closing Factories in LesothoRecent episodes in Latest VideoWhether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad…
Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensifyJustin M. LarsonAugust 1, 20250 In El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur that has been under siege for 15 months, the catastrophic humanitarian situation…
Angola protests: UN urges restraint, investigations into deathsJustin M. LarsonAugust 1, 20250 The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday urged Angolan authorities to conduct prompt, thorough…
Trump’s Threat of the World’s Highest Tariff Imperiled an African NationJustin M. LarsonAugust 1, 20250 The president backed off his call for a 50 percent tariff on Lesotho, imposing 15 percent instead. But in a…
Dozens Killed in Protests Over Gas Prices in AngolaJustin M. LarsonJuly 31, 20250 Outraged residents took to the streets of the southern African nation when a taxi strike descended into chaos. Source link
Sudan: UN sounds the alarm as health and food crises worsen across the countryJustin M. LarsonJuly 30, 20250 As conflict between rival militaries rages on, millions of people keep on being displaced.While the UN and its partners continue…
Ugandan and South Sudanese Troops Exchange Fire in Border SkirmishJustin M. LarsonJuly 30, 20250 Eight people were reported dead after Ugandan soldiers crossed the border into South Sudan and skirmished with troops there. Source…
Cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa poses crisis for childrenJustin M. LarsonJuly 30, 20250 “The heavy rains, widespread flooding and the high level of displacement are all fuelling the risk of cholera transmission and…
