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• April 25, 2023

  Singer, Activist Harry Belafonte Dies

  NEW YORK - Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96.

• April 24, 2023

  Foreigners Flee, But Many Sudanese Can't

  KHARTOUM - As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens to safety, Sudanese on Monday desperately sought ways to escape the chaos, fearing that the country’s two rival generals will escalate their all-out battle for power once evacuations were completed.

• April 23, 2023

  Amid Drought, Tunisians Ration Water

  TUNIS — It's a feeble drip, drip, drip from the taps every night in Tunisia for six months. In a state-ordered water rationing in most regions across the country, including Tunis, spigots are cut off for seven hours from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

• April 22, 2023

  UNICEF: Vaccination Disruptions Leave Africa in 'Child Survival Crisis'

  JOHANNESBURG — Nearly 13 million children missed one or more vaccinations in Africa between 2019 and 2021 because of the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the continent vulnerable to even more outbreaks of disease and facing a “child survival crisis,” a new report from United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said this week

• April 22, 2023

  Greenland, Antarctic Ice Melting Faster

  WASHINGTON - The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive international study.

• April 22, 2023

  Baaba Maal Named UN Desertification Goodwill Ambassador

  LONDON — Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal and longtime activist on climate change and refugees, was this week named a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification.

• April 21, 2023

  Eid Arrives in Oft-Troubled Lands

  BEIRUT - The holiday of Eid al-Fitr ushered in a day of prayers and joy for Muslims around the world on Friday. The celebration was marred by tragedy amid the explosion of conflict in Sudan, while in other countries it came against the backdrop of hopes for a better future.

• April 20, 2023

  Stoltenberg: Ukraine Belongs in NATO

  KYIV - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg defiantly declared Thursday that Ukraine’s “rightful place” is in the military alliance and pledged more support for the country on his first visit to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion just over a year ago.

• April 20, 2023

  SpaceX Launch Fails

  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS - SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but exploded minutes after rising from the launch pad and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.

• April 20, 2023

  Gunfire Continue to Rattle Khartoum Thursday

  Gunfire rattled the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, Thursday on day six of the conflict as the latest attempt at a cease-fire between rival Sudanese forces fell through. Over Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, gunfire could be heard almost constantly across Khartoum. Artillery shelling and airstrikes seemed to have eased from previous days, but residents still reported a few explosions. Sudan's paramilitary force is locked in a deadly struggle with the Sudanese army to control the strategic northeastern African country. The World Health Organization said almost 300 people have been killed in the past few days, adding that the toll could likely be higher because many bodies lie uncollected in the streets.

• April 20, 2023

  Mali Livestock Theft Rising

  BAMAKO - Cattle raiding by Islamic extremists is soaring at unprecedented levels in Mali, with jihadis linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group stealing millions of dollars' worth of cattle to fund their insurgency across the war-torn West African country and the Sahel.

• April 19, 2023

  Sudanese Army Rescues Trapped Students Amid Fighting

  In a video posted by the Sudanese military Tuesday, dozens of students were seen crawling out of a hole in the wall of University Khartoum after being trapped there for four days due to the ongoing fighting. A fifth day of fighting broke out in the Sudanese capital on Wednesday as an internationally mediated truce immediately broke down.

• April 19, 2023

  Ruto: Sudan's Crisis May Escalate

  Kenyan President William Ruto has warned that the Sudan crisis shows a systematic pattern of "atrocities against humanity" and could degenerate into a regional disaster.

• April 19, 2023

  Ruto: Sudan's Crisis May Escalate

  Kenyan President William Ruto warned Wednesday that the Sudan crisis shows a systematic pattern of "atrocities against humanity" and could degenerate into a regional disaster. Ruto said he was "deeply concerned that members of the diplomatic community have been targeted and civilians in general have been caught in the crossfire." The Kenyan president's remarks came as Sudan's deadly fighting entered day five following a failed 24-hour cease-fire on Tuesday.

• April 18, 2023

  South Sudan Officials Report 5 Dead in Hepatitis E Outbreak

  JUBA — South Sudan on Tuesday reported five deaths and 91 suspected cases from an outbreak of hepatitis E in the northwest of the country.

• April 18, 2023

  Right-Wing Anglicans Convene in Kigali

  KIGALI - Hundreds of Anglican conservative leaders from 52 countries are meeting in Rwanda amid a rift over support within the church for same-sex unions.

• April 18, 2023

  T. Rex Skeleton Brings Over $5 Million

  BERN - Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus Rex bones dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold at Tuesday at a Switzerland auction for 4.8 million francs ($5.3 million), below the expected price.

• April 17, 2023

  Sudan Hospitals Struggle as Fighting Rages

  CAIRO — At least six of some 20 hospitals in Khartoum and Omdurman have shut down as fighting continues, Sudan Doctors' Syndicate said Monday, with staff and patients trapped inside for days and facilities running low on supplies and struggling with power or water cuts.

• April 17, 2023

  RSF Inside Sudan Military Airport

  Sudan's Rapid Support Forces claimed Monday that they gained control of the Meroe airport and the military headquarters. Sudan's embattled capital awoke Monday to a third day of heavy fighting between the army and a rival force for control of the country, as the weekend's civilian death toll rose to 97.

• April 16, 2023

  Senegal Gas Rig Brings Problems

  SAINT-LOUIS, SENEGAL - When the gas rig arrived off the coast of Saint-Louis, residents of this seaside Senegalese town found reason to hope. Instead, residents say, the rig has brought only a wave of problems, unemployment and more poverty. And it's forced some women to turn to prostitution to support their families,

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