International News Reporting

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Politics, Conflict & Unrest

Despite lull in fighting, ethnic militias in Amhara continue to mobilize

Anti-coup protesters in Sudan say they won't back down

'Millions March' protests planned across Sudan as military doubles down on power grab

The fighting in northern Ethiopia cooled down months ago. But many survivors of sexual violence are only now receiving care.

Tensions mount at Sudan-Ethiopia border as refugees flee Tigray conflict 

Killed by drones: A family waits for answers as US reviews deadly airstrikes in Somalia

Politics

‘They don’t help us’: Apathy, disillusionment with the Kenyan govt blamed for low voter registration

After Museveni wins presidency, Ugandans gradually return to preelection normal 

After the revolution, Sudanese women ask what’s next?

Immigration

Some migrants crossing the Mediterranean say they prefer death to being returned

US-based Somali Bantu face deportation to a country they've never known

As Afghans flee Taliban rule, some find a temporary new home in Uganda

 

High Profile Interviews

Interview with Somaliland's President

Interview with Sudan's Ambassador to the US

Interview with Yasir Arman

Climate Change & Environment

Fears of famine grow amid worst drought in Somalia in decades

Drought, high temps in Somalia are pushing people to move

Ongoing drought devastates parts of Kenya

Founder of animal rescue in Sudan nurses wild animals back to health

DR Congo faces criticism over plans to open Congo rainforest to commercial logging

Kenya launches its first-ever national census for wildlife 

Business & Tech

Nigerians eagerly await lift of monthslong Twitter ban

Got camel milk? Entrepreneurs in Kenya hope more people will embrace the taste of this dairy alternative.

Doing Western students' homework is big business in Kenya 

Arts & Culture

Benin negotiates with France to return precious objects taken during colonial war

Ivory Coast film ‘Night of the Kings’ makes Oscar short list

Femi Kuti and Made Kuti continue Afrobeat legacy in two-part album

Coronavirus

Kenya launches Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine trial amid second wave of coronavirus

Coronavirus lockdown: A tale of two South Africas 

Madagascar defends coronavirus herbal remedy  

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