After days of fighting in Sudan, President Biden has confirmed that all American government personnel and their families have been evacuated from the U.S. embassy in Khartoum.
The evacuation order was believed to apply to about 70 Americans. U.S. forces were airlifting them from a landing zone at the embassy to an unspecified location.
Nagwa Khalid Hamad, 66, was one of at least 400 killed since conflict erupted last Saturday. Her son spoke to NPR about her death and life — and what she meant to him, to family and to her patients.
Fighting in Sudan has raged for a week now. People are trapped in their buildings or making plans to leave. Even in their desperation, many are finding ways to show their opposition to the violence.
For Uganda's LGBTQ community, the threat of harsh anti-gay legislation is forcing many into hiding and has left some facing unbearable choices about their future there.
Fighting continues in Sudan between the Sudanese armed forces and paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces. Many families in Sudan are split with family members joining both sides of the conflict.