Africa

Smoke billows over buildings in Khartoum on May 1, 2023 as deadly clashes between rival generals' forces have entered their third week.

Medical professionals in Sudan toil to keep health care system from collapsing

10:12am May 03, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

Sudan's already fragile health care system has been shattered by conflict in the space of weeks. But there are many there who are working hard to fill the gaps in the system.

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Thousands fleeing violence in Sudan are crossing the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia

6:23pm May 01, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

Thousands are fleeing violence in Sudan and crossing the Red Sea on naval ships to Saudi Arabia, where they're telling their stories and worried about those left behind.

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How South Africa nearly descended into civil war instead of a multi-racial democracy

1:47pm May 01, 2023

by Dave Davies

Journalist Justice Malala explains how Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk kept the country on a path to peace after the 1993 assassination of Chris Hani. His book is The Plot to Save South Africa.

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Some 1,000 Americans have been evacuated from Sudan

7:27am May 01, 2023

Thousands of Americans and other foreigners are trying to flee Sudan. Some are making it to Saudi Arabia, but getting out is dangerous and foreign governments are offering limited support.

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The latest on the deadly Sudan conflict

5:03pm April 30, 2023

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Ahmed Omer with the Norwegian Refugee Council in Sudan and is in Wad Madani, where thousands of the displaced from Khartoum are gathering.

A man walks by a house hit in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 25. The U.S. conducted its first organized evacuation of citizens and permanent residents from the country, the State Department said Saturday.

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Emergency aid has arrived in Sudan to help supply hospitals devastated by fighting

11:03am April 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

A plane carrying eight tons of medical aid landed Sunday in Sudan, after more than two weeks of fighting between forces loyal to rival generals. The supplies are enough to treat hundreds of wounded.

Sixth graders from Habu Primary School in Botswana on a safari. The trip is the high point of a multi-pronged effort by the nonprofit Wild Entrust to resolve a chronic conflict between rural villagers and the wild animals that destroy their crops.

Health & Safety

Elephants are a menace for these 6th graders. Then they went on a safari ...

10:18am April 30, 2023

by Nurith Aizenman

Botswana has one of the last thriving elephant herds – and a history of human-elephant conflict that threatens both sides. A nonprofit has a program to shift that dynamic. Will it work?

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Smoke rises in Khartoum, Sudan, on Saturday, as gunfire and heavy artillery fire continued despite the extension of a ceasefire between the country's two top generals.

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The U.S. evacuates some 300 Americans from Sudan's capital

4:58pm April 29, 2023

A convoy of private U.S. citizens followed by drones arrived in Port Sudan on Saturday after departing the capital of Khartoum, where deadly fighting between rival militaries has killed hundreds.

On debut album, Abraham Alexander finds solace in vulnerability

4:22pm April 28, 2023

by Noah Caldwell

On his debut album, Sea/Sons, Abraham Alexander reflects on his upbringing as the son of Nigerian immigrants in Greece and the family's eventual journey to settle in the U.S.

Dr. Bushra Sulieman (left) and Dr. Mohamed Eisa in February 2023 at a workshop in Khartoum. Sulieman was killed on April 25 in Khartoum. It's believed he was stabbed to death during a robbery attempt amid the turmoil of the conflict that has broken out in Sudan.

Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life

3:30pm April 28, 2023

by Andrew Connelly

The violence in Sudan has claimed the life of a beloved Sudanese American doctor. One of his colleague's talks about Dr. Sulieman's legacy — and the devastating toll of the fighting in Khartoum.