- — Fighting Intensifies in Sudan, Leaving Hundreds Dead
- The army and the paramilitary forces are locked in a new and ruinous battle for territory across the northeast African nation.
- — Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order
- The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
- — Valérie André, Daring French Army Copter Pilot, Dies at 102
- She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman to become an army general.
- — Congo Mourns Its Dead After Rebels Capture Key City of Goma
- Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the Central African country in decades.
- — Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment
- President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
- — Why Is Violence Flaring Up in Mineral-Rich Congo?
- Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide. But experts say the real reason is Congo’s rare minerals, which power our phones and devices. Ruth Maclean, New York Times West Africa bureau chief, explains how the rebels and their patrons in Rwanda are profiting from the conflict.
- — Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
- Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
- — Life in Goma After a Rebel Takeover
- For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty.
- — Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
- A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after decades of fighting.
- — A Spotted Hyena Turns Up in Egypt After a 5,000 Absence
- When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a trick on him.
- — In Zimbabwe, Rhinos Are the Focus of a Village Tourism Project
- On the fringes of an African game park, an ambitious project brings together tourists, local communities and white rhinos, emerging from the brink of extinction.
- — Where the Taxis Are Motorcycles, and the Drivers Are Women
- Kenya’s “Boda Girls” are turning a male-dominated industry upside down. Their favored customers are pregnant women needing rides to the hospital.
- — Pause on U.S. Funding Spreads Fear of H.I.V. Spike Across Africa
- Patients and health care advocates said the abrupt decision to halt U.S. funding for a lifesaving H.I.V. program led to widespread confusion. The backtracking didn’t help.
- — After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
- Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds.
- — U.S. Citizens Advised to Evacuate Congo Amid Attacks on Embassies
- Many blame the United States, France and other allies for allowing neighboring Rwanda to fuel a conflict in the country’s east.
- — Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
- A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese city in a bid to occupy territory and exploit minerals.
- — Giorgia Meloni Investigated for Italy’s Release of Libyan War Crimes Suspect
- The Italian prime minister announced the investigation on social media, saying, “I cannot be blackmailed.”
- — Saving Children’s Eyesight and Their Future in Mozambique
- One doctor is showing nurses, teachers and parents how to spot eye problems, many of which can be easily treated. Surgery, and even just glasses, can be life-changing, and keep kids in school.
- — Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
- The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance.
- — The Africa Center’s New Leader Focuses on Connection
- Martin Kimani, a former Kenyan diplomat, said his past work positions him to build on the Africa Center’s diverse programming that goes beyond art.
- — U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Does Not Apply to Arms to Israel and Egypt
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s orders could force many groups working on global aid to stop their programs. And the White House has approved sending more 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.
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