Gunmen attacked a U.S. convoy in Nigeria, killing 2 consulate staff and 2 policemen
No U.S. citizen was on the trip, but two locals who worked for the U.S. consulate and two policemen were killed, police said.
Africa
People struggle with higher food prices in Egypt's economic crisis
The war in Ukraine and Egypt's own economic crisis have made it hard for people in Cairo to afford food. Charities are straining to meet the need.
Over 60,000 refugees from Sudan have fled the violence and entered Chad
As the conflict in Sudan continues, more people are fleeing the violence to places like Chad, which shares a western border with Sudan's remote Darfur region.
Fears that deadly Sudan conflict could spill into other regions
After a month of fighting, the death toll in Sudan has surpassed 600. As the conflict continues, there is growing concern that it could spread to other countries in the region.
When Getty began losing her vision as a girl, she was told her life was over. Wrong!
Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame says she could not imagine "what the future had in store." She faced sorrow — but ultimately triumphed. She is the new chair of the U.N. committee for disability rights.
Kenyans are shocked, joyful and skeptical: a slice of life post-COVID emergency
Our reporter spoke to residents of Kibera, known as Africa's largest urban slum. Many had not yet heard that the World Health Organization ended the state of "emergency." Here's what they told us.
A gun attack on an old Tunisian synagogue has killed 5 people
The number of people killed in a gun attack on a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage has risen to five. The motive for the attack was under investigation.
Why is Sudan so prone to civil war?
Sudan has suffered three internal wars spanning more than 40 years of its 67 years as a nation. Two rival generals are now battling in the capital Khartoum, raising fears of another ruinous conflict.
Thousands of flood victims are still missing in Democratic Republic of Congo
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jean-Claude Nzay of the humanitarian group Corus International, about the flooding in Democratic Republic of Congo that devastated villages.
A new worry from fighting in Sudan: the whereabouts of Khartoum's zoo animals
At least 100 animals, all kept inside enclosures, will have gone more than three weeks without food or water, said the head zoologist at the zoo.