Scars in the Blue Mosque Reveal Afghanistan’s RiftsJustin M. LarsonNovember 5, 20250 The namesake of Mazar-i-Sharif suffered countless cracks in a 6.3-magnitude quake, but, like Afghanistan, it has endured for centuries. Source…
Drone Strike Kills Dozens of Mourners at Funeral in SudanJustin M. LarsonNovember 4, 20250 The attack occurred in North Kordofan, which has seen an increased military buildup as the army and paramilitary forces jockey…
Sara Terry, Photographer Who Captured War’s Aftermath, Dies at 70Justin M. LarsonNovember 4, 20250 Her haunting work focused on the lingering traces of conflict in places like Bosnia and Sierra Leone, after the firing…
Nigeria Resists Christian ‘Mass Murder’ Claims Amid Trump ThreatsJustin M. LarsonNovember 4, 20250 Officials have accused the United States of foreign interference and called on Washington to support the country’s democracy instead of…
Famine declared in two Sudanese cities cut off by war, fragile gains elsewhereJustin M. LarsonNovember 4, 20250 Although food security has begun to improve in areas where fighting has subsided, famine has taken hold in conflict-hit locations that…
Guterres voices alarm over post-election violence in TanzaniaJustin M. LarsonNovember 3, 20250 In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres deplored the loss of life and extended his condolences to…
Famine tightens grip on Sudan, with civilians trapped and aid blockedJustin M. LarsonNovember 3, 20250 According to the latest IPC food security report, more than 21 million people across Sudan are facing high levels of…
What to Know About Trump’s Threat of Military Action in NigeriaJustin M. LarsonNovember 3, 20250 The president said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target militants. Source link
After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and AbductionsJustin M. LarsonNovember 3, 20250 Thousands of people who witnessed atrocities have tried to escape El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region since paramilitary fighters seized…
Mthuthuzeli November’s ‘Pinch Me’ Moment at the Paris Opera BalletJustin M. LarsonNovember 3, 20250 Mthuthuzeli November was determined to get out of his impoverished home town. Now has his work alongside George Balanchine at…
Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria Over Protections for ChristiansJustin M. LarsonNovember 1, 20250 Accusing Nigeria of not doing enough to protect Christians from violence, President Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to…
After Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election WinnerJustin M. LarsonNovember 1, 20250 Election monitors and members of the European Parliament have questioned the election’s integrity, and violent protests have rocked the country.…
Twenty Years Later, Atrocities Haunt Darfur AgainJustin M. LarsonOctober 31, 20250 The world seems unable, or unwilling, to do much to stop a new struggle on an old battlefield, as atrocities…
Zoë Wicomb, Acclaimed South African Author, Dies at 76Justin M. LarsonOctober 31, 20250 In novels and short stories, she delivered sharp observations of the constraints and contradictions of apartheid and its aftermath. Source…
Tanzania Racked by Deadly Protests After ElectionJustin M. LarsonOctober 31, 20250 As the violence continued for a third day, the United Nations said at least 10 people had been killed. Opposition…
‘Blood on the sand. Blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s El Fasher fallsJustin M. LarsonOctober 31, 20250 Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, the UN’s top relief official Tom Fletcher said “women and girls are being raped,…
Tens of thousands fleeing on foot amid atrocities in Sudan’s El FasherJustin M. LarsonOctober 31, 20250 Since the powerful paramilitary group made a major incursion into the city last week, the UN human rights office has…
Executions and Mass Casualties: Videos Show Horror Unfolding in SudanJustin M. LarsonOctober 30, 20250 Evidence of atrocities emerging from the city of El Fasher stoked fears that the Sudanese region of Darfur is plunging,…
Trump Cuts Refugee Admissions and Prioritizes White South AfricansJustin M. LarsonOctober 30, 20250 In a major shift from the Biden administration’s policy, the United States will accept up to 7,500 refugees this fiscal…
South Sudan at risk of return to war, UN investigators warnJustin M. LarsonOctober 30, 20250 Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan highlighted escalating armed clashes, political detentions, and…
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors meet in emergency session on SudanJustin M. LarsonOctober 30, 20250 As reports of mass atrocities in and around the newly-captured city of El Fasher in Darfur mark a new low…
Hundreds Killed in Massacre at Sudanese Hospital, W.H.O. WarnsJustin M. LarsonOctober 29, 20250 The hospital had served as the last refuge for many starving or injured civilians in El Fasher, a major battleground…
Nobel Prize Winner Wole Soyinka Says the U.S. Revoked His VisaJustin M. LarsonOctober 29, 20250 The author Wole Soyinka, a vocal critic of President Trump, told the Nigerian press he did not attend a visa…
Reported massacre at hospital in Sudan’s El Fasher leaves 460 deadJustin M. LarsonOctober 29, 20250 The World Health Organization says it’s appalled and deeply shocked by reports that 460 patients and their companions have been…
