Africa

After the coup, Sudan's civilian prime minister is said to be back in power

5:52am November 22, 2021

About one month after the Sudanese military removed the civilian prime minister from power, it now claims he is back in office. The actual circumstances are unclear.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up his Africa tour

9:26am November 20, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up his Africa tour in Senegal at a very tense time in the region. There's a civil war in Ethiopia and military coup in Sudan.

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Nyayua Thang, 62, left, stands waist-deep in the floodwaters in front of an abandoned primary school in South Sudan. Members of her village, displaced by extreme flooding as a result of heavy rainfall, are using the building as a refuge. Only small mud di

Prize-winning photos capture the grit and suffering of flood survivors in South Sudan

7:00am November 20, 2021

by Diane Cole

The photo series Unyielding Floods recently won its fifth award this year. It captures the strength and hardship of those affected by flooding of biblical proportions in South Sudan.

News brief: Build Back Better status, COVID boosters, Blinken speech

6:11am November 19, 2021

Another delay for President Biden's sweeping domestic spending bill. COVID-19 booster shots for all adults could be authorized Friday. Secretary of State Blinken delivers a speech on Africa policy.

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Blinken will lay out the Biden administration's approach to Africa

5:45am November 19, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will give the speech in Nigeria. He's been in Africa this week saying the U.S. wants to help back African solutions to Africa's problems.

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Ethiopia's capital prepares for possible rebel attack

4:44pm November 18, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Samuel Getachew, a journalist based in Addis Ababa, about Ethiopia's government telling residents of the nation's capital to prepare for a rebel attack.

On a tour of Africa, Blinken used his stop in Nigeria to put more pressure on Sudan

4:44pm November 18, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Nigeria, the second stop on his three-nation Africa tour. He took the opportunity at a news conference to send a warning to Sudan's military rulers.

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Antony Blinken starts his 3-nation visit to Africa in Kenya

5:11pm November 17, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kenya, the first stop on a three-nation Africa tour. He joined Kenya's foreign minister in calling for a ceasefire in Ethiopia.

Blinken calls for an end to the violence in Ethiopia, during news conference

8:53am November 17, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called for the preservation of democracy during his visit to Africa amid worsening crises in Ethiopia and Sudan.

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Blinken is the highest-level Biden administration official to visit Africa

8:20am November 17, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a three-nation Africa tour. His visit comes as eastern Africa is in turmoil — with civil war in Ethiopia and a military coup in Sudan.

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