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U.N. Calls Libyan Migrant Shipwreck The Worst This Year After Scores Die

4:44pm July 25, 2019

by Ruth Sherlock

Refugee agencies say scores of migrants have drowned off the coast of Libya, again highlighting the failure by regional leaders to address the dangerous migrant sea route.

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Beji Caid Essebsi, the president of Tunisia, has died. He was elected in 2014 following the Arab Spring uprising.

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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi Dies; Was Country's 1st Freely Elected Leader

12:02pm July 25, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Essebsi rose to power in 2014 after the Arab Spring protests. But his political career spanned 70 years.

Damiao Justino Macamo, right, helped produce this batch of gelato during his first day at Carpigiani Gelato University in Bologna, Italy, with the help of instructor Luca Cappelletti.

The Artisanal Gelato Makers Of Mozambique

12:23pm July 23, 2019

by Vicky Hallett

In a village of about 10,000 people, a group of Mozambicans are serving up local flavors of the Italian treat. But how to make it with limited power supply and access to clean water?

Upcoming Tinariwen Concert In Winston-Salem Prompts Threats On Social Media

11:30am July 23, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

An ad for an upcoming concert from a Grammy-winning North African rock band has prompted threats and hate-speech on social media.

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Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo signs a power sharing agreement with Sudan's pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council in Khartoum, Sudan.

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Civilians And Military Leaders Sign Power-Sharing Deal In Sudan

7:52pm July 17, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

There is considerable disagreement over terms of the deal, which will be detailed in a second agreement yet to be signed.

WHO Says Ebola Is Now A 'Public Health Emergency Of International Concern'

5:07pm July 17, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

The head of the World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo an international emergency. It's only the fifth time the WHO has sounded the alarm this way.

The World Health Organization says more than 1,650 people have died from the current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak In Congo An International Health Emergency

4:31pm July 17, 2019

The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 1,650 people, according to the World Health Organization. About 12 new cases are reported daily.

Kim Davey (left), a passenger in Menzi Mngoma's Uber, made a video of his in-car opera singing that went viral.

Video Of An Uber Driver In South Africa Singing Opera Goes Viral

10:00am July 13, 2019

by Susie Neilson

Menzi Mngoma is hoping that the exposure will help him further his dream of becoming an international singing sensation who doesn't have to drive for Uber.

Nana Kadidia Diawara, a nurse who is a community health worker in Mali's capital city of Bamako, measures the arm of a child to check for signs of malnutrition. There's no charge for the care she provides.

Health & Safety

How One Community Brought Child Mortality Down From 154 to 7 Per 1,000 Live Births

11:10pm July 12, 2019

by Peter Yeung

A 7-year trial in Mali provided house calls and health care at no charge for pregnant women and young children. The results inspired the president to make a bold pronouncement.

"I'm trying to keep hope, because everyone is leaving, bro," says Ahmad Hikmat, Content Director of Capital FM in Khartoum. "I am losing my team one by one."

Once A Symbol Of Freedom, Sudan's Pop Radio Station Has Fallen Almost Silent

5:48pm July 10, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

Sudan's revolution ushered in an explosion of culture. But the military crackdown has nearly muted the most popular pop radio station. A once-vibrant cultural space is now struggling for survival.

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