Africa

A single mother and her son are 2 of the hundreds of thousands fleeing Sudan

5:05am May 09, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

In Sudan's capital Khartoum, Muhjah Khatib survived the first 10 days of fighting between two generals and their armies. Now, she makes her painful exodus to another country.

Visitors to "Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined" at the New Museum are greeted by "In Two Canoe" (foreground) and "For Whom the Bell Tolls," two sculptures by the Kenyan-born artist that feature fantastical hybrid creatures set against a landscape that uses gray emergency relief blankets to depict the silhouette of Mount Kenya.

The fantastical art of Wangechi Mutu: from plant people to a 31-foot snake

10:32am May 08, 2023

by Vicky Hallett

Mutu, who lives in Nairobi and Brooklyn, is the star of a show at New York's New Museum. Her art takes on viruses, genocide, junk mail (the "sleeping serpent" is full of it), her own hybrid identity.

Sudan conflict threatens neighboring countries. We visit the Egypt-Sudan border

5:09am May 08, 2023

Fighting continues in Sudan even as talks were to begin in Saudi Arabia between representatives of the warring factions. People continue to flee the conflict and humanitarian needs are growing.

World News

People are fleeing Sudan's conflict for an uncertain future as refugees

10:03am May 07, 2023

Refugees from Sudan have poured into nearby countries because of on-going fighting between rival factions. We hear how Egypt has handled the influx.

Queue Listen Now

People walk next to a house destroyed by the floods in the village of Nyamukubi, South Kivu province, in Congo, Saturday, May 6, 2023. The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen according to the governor and authorities in the country's South Kivu province.

World News

Over 200 people are dead and many more are missing after floods in eastern Congo

3:48am May 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen beyond 200, with many more people still missing, according to local authorities in the province of South Kivu.

Smoke billows during fighting in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Wednesday. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured in the fighting.

World News

Sudan's rival military factions are meeting for in-person talks for the first time

2:09pm May 06, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Members of the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are meeting in Saudi Arabia in the first in-person talks since the two began vying for control back in April.

People walk among scattered objects in the market of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, as fighting continues in Sudan between the forces of two rival generals, on April 29, 2023.

The longer fighting goes on in Sudan, the greater the humanitarian catastrophe

9:34am May 04, 2023

A seven-day cease-fire is in place in Sudan, but will it hold and allow safe passage for desperately needed aid?

Queue Listen Now

Even with another cease-fire in Sudan, prospects for peace aren't bright

8:12am May 04, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Cameron Hudson of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the outlook for peace in Sudan, a new cease-fire is set to take effect Thursday.

Queue Listen Now

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

6:44am May 04, 2023

Ukraine denies involvement in a drone strike on the Kremlin. The two warring factions in Sudan agree to a seven-day cease-fire. The White House will announce new policies on artificial intelligence.

Queue Listen Now

Sudanese evacuees wait before boarding a Saudi military ship to Jeddah port, at Port Sudan in Sudan, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Many are fleeing the conflict in Sudan between the military and a rival paramilitary force.

World News

Port Sudan is a refuge for foreigners and families trying to escape the fighting

7:10pm May 03, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

The Sudanese city of Port Sudan has been overwhelmed by people trying to flee the growing conflict in the country and make their way by ship across the Red Sea to the Saudi city of Jeddah.

Queue Listen Now