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War shut down Sudan’s universities. But its students refused to give up.Sudan’s civil war has dealt a catastrophic blow to the country’s universities, forcing many students to continue their education abroad.
In pursuit of a modern capital, Ethiopian leader razes historyEthiopia’s government is razing entire neighborhoods in Addis Ababa in the name of urban transformation, provoking dismay among many residents.
In Kenya, community health volunteers fight for pay and statusCommunity health workers are hailed as a cost-effective way to plug gaps in health care systems. Now they are fighting for their own rights.
Why Zimbabweans keep watching their money go up in smokeThe Oct. 8 fire at a market in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, highlights the fragility of life for those toiling on the margins of a collapsing economy.
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First LookWest Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit nationsThe move by ECOWAS comes after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping.
How a revered starchy side dish helped choose Ghana’s next presidentWant to understand why Ghanaians just elected the opposition candidate, John Mahama, as president? Look no further than their favorite food, kenkey.
First LookHow farming is transforming lives for South Africa’s deaf populationIn South Africa, where unemployment exceeds 32%, deaf individuals face greater challenges. A deaf entrepreneur left her job to launch a program training the deaf in agriculture, offering skills development and sustainable livelihoods.
Loggers were stealing the forest. These women started stealing their chain saws.As the world’s leaders discuss the planet’s future at COP29, in Nigeria, a group of local women is defending its own forests, vigilante-style.
50 years ago, the UK expelled Chagos Islanders. A court ruling may mean they can go home.Evicted to make way for a U.S. military base in the 1970s, residents of the Chagos Islands may soon return, though many critique the terms of the deal.
First LookSenegal votes as leaders work to cement majority, push reformsPeople in Senegal are voting in a parliamentary election that will decide whether the country’s president can carry out ambitious reforms, six months after he was elected on an anti-establishment platform.
Ahead of Tanzania’s election, Maasai fight to stay putWhen Tanzania’s government asked the Maasai to cast their ballots in the November election hundreds of miles from home, many rose up in protest.
How Trump’s abortion policies could be felt around the worldHealth practitioners in developing countries fear a reelected Donald Trump would cut U.S. funds, whatever their purpose, to any group promoting abortion.
How a Sudanese refugee in Uganda is keeping his homeland alive through foodA Sudanese refugee in Uganda is using food to preserve his community’s ties to the country it fled.
She fled war in Sudan. Now she grapples with returning.Sudan’s civil war has generated one of the world’s worst displacement crises. Here’s what that’s like for one family living through it.
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