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News Articles: Africa

A man inspects damage as he walks through the rubble by a destroyed car outside a house that was hit by an artillery shell in the Azhari district in the south of Khartoum on June 6, 2023.

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  • Africa

The conflict in Sudan enters its fourth month with no sign of a peaceful resolution

There is no sign of a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Sudan. Millions of Sudanese civilians continue to be displaced as the country teeters on the brink of full-scale civil war.

July 17, 2023
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By:
  • A Martínez and
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Beautician Murphy Oyewole at his salon at Balogun Market, Lagos Island, Lagos.

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  • Africa

Nigerians are rattled by prices that just keep going up. How are they coping?

When the government ended its fuel subsidy in May, the cost of gas, food and public transport all jumped. On buses, customers double up in seats — "lapping' they call it — to split a fare.

July 13, 2023
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
People queue for a free malaria test in Lagos, Nigeria. The country has one of the highest national death tolls from the mosquito-borne disease. A new vaccine offers hope. But logistics could prevent it from reaching the arms of those who are eligible.

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  • Opinion

New malaria vaccine offers a ray of hope to Nigeria. There's just one thing ...

The country's toll makes up nearly a third of the world's 619,000 malaria deaths each year. Now Nigeria has approved a new vaccine. Will it get into the arms of those who need it most?

July 12, 2023
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By:
  • Tolani Yesufu
Giraffes wait in a truck before they are unloaded at Iona National Park in Angola.

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  • Animals

For the first time in decades, Angolan giraffes now populate a park in Angola

After a logistically complicated journey of over 36 hours, 14 juvenile giraffes have made it to their subspecies' native homeland in Iona National Park.

July 11, 2023
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By:
  • Megan Lim
A covered body across from an armored vehicle on a street in the West Darfur state capital El Geneina on June 16, amid ongoing fighting between forces led by two generals in Sudan.

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  • World

In Sudan's Darfur, a rights group calls for an investigation into mounting atrocities

Human Rights Watch is calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate attacks the rights group says amount to war crimes in West Darfur.

July 11, 2023
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
U.N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pictured in Nairobi, Kenya in May. Guterres says Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war," as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital, Khartoum.

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  • Africa

The U.N. secretary-general says Sudan is on the brink of a 'full-scale civil war'

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the war between the Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary force is likely to destabilize the entire region.

July 09, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
About 2 million people in Burkina Faso have been displaced during the current conflict, including these individuals in Gampela, who fled jihadists' attacks.

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  • Global Health

Ukraine gets the attention. This country's crisis is the world's 'most neglected'

Burkina Faso has fallen into conflict and chaos but humanitarian aid for the displaced hasn't kept up. The Norwegian Refugee Council calls it the most neglected displacement crisis.

July 08, 2023
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By:
  • Gabriel Spitzer
An electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles. The mpox emergency of last summer is over. Was it a passing threat? Or is there reason to believe another global outbreak could happen.

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  • Global Health

The doctor who warned the world of the mpox outbreak of 2022 is still worried

Is the mpox emergency over or is there still cause for concern? Numbers are down, but some specialists are still concerned about the likelihood of another outbreak.

July 07, 2023
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By:
  • Max Barnhart
People stand near the wreckage of vehicles after a fatal accident in Londiani, Kenya, on Friday.

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  • Africa

At least 51 killed and 32 injured in vehicle crash in Kenya, police and Red Cross say

A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya, killing at least 51 people, police said.

July 01, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Syrian refugee Narmeen al-Zamel, 34, stands with her 3-year-old son Khaled in the lobby of the King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan.

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  • World

He took one of the deadliest migrant routes, hoping to save his cancer-stricken son

NPR speaks to the family of a Syrian refugee who died along with possibly hundreds of other people in a shipwreck off the Greek coast in June.

June 30, 2023
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock and
  • Jenan Nakshabndy
This handout image provided by Greece's coast guard on June 14 shows scores of people on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece, drowning hundreds of migrants.

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  • World

Nearly 2,000 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this year. Here's why

Flimsy boats, EU policies and an increase in migrants attempting the crossing are some of the factors converging to make this year an especially deadly one.

June 28, 2023
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Syed Ali Raza and Rukhsana Jafri hold up a photograph of their son, Zain, who is missing after the migrant shipwreck. The family lives in Budho Kalas village, Punjab province, where Zain was a police officer. He had quit his job to start a business that wasn't profitable enough, then set off on an illegal migration to Europe for more lucrative employment.

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  • Global Health

They set sail with dreams and met disaster: Stories from the ill-fated migrant ship

Hundreds of illegal migrants from Pakistan and other nations were aboard, hoping to land lucrative jobs in Europe. We talk to family members, some still awaiting news of the fate of their loved ones.

June 27, 2023
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By:
  • Betsy Joles
Ablaye Ndiaye celebrates during a basketball game in Dakar, Senegal on March 11, 2023. His celebratory dances during games at this year's Special Olympics have become iconic enough to make the highlight reels. "Ablaye provides the team with energy, he brings joy. He's basically the face of the team," said Yoro Ndiaye, team Senegal's basketball coach.

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  • Sports

Hoop dreams of a Senegalese b-baller come true at Special Olympics

Ablaye Ndiaye, who has Down syndrome, carried the torch in the opening ceremonies, brought energy and joy to the court and won a medal in basketball at this year's games, which concluded on Sunday.

June 26, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Braneck
People offer their support to Raja Yousaf, right, whose son Raja Sajid is missing after a shipwreck off the Greek coast, in Bindian village in Kotli, a district of Pakistan's administrator Kashmir, Sunday, June 18, 2023.

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  • World

While sub disappearance transfixes some, many say their focus is on other calamities

The wealth of the submersible Titan's passengers contrasted with the desperation that pushed hundreds of migrants to leave their homes and try to reach Italy by boat last week.

June 22, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
In this handout photo provided by Photo host Agency RIA Novosti, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a photo during a meeting with a delegation of African leaders and senior officials in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 17, 2023.

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  • World

Ukraine war is hurting Africa, South African President Ramaphosa tells Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled to Russia on a self-styled "peace mission" the day after they went to Ukraine.

June 18, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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