Katharine Houreld, The Washington Post2 hours ago5 minKilling of top ISIS militant casts spotlight on group’s broad reach in AfricaU.S. Special Forces targeted Bilal al-Sudani, who allegedly played a central role in ISIS financial networks NAIROBI — The killing of a...
Chico Harlan and Katharine Houreld, The Washington Post4 days ago5 min‘Stop choking Africa,’ Pope Francis tells world on trip to DRC and S. SudanKINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The line of cheering humanity stretched for 15 miles, easily more than a million people,...
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, BBC News4 days ago6 minHow Egyptian police hunt LGBT people on dating appsIn Egypt, homosexuality is highly stigmatised, and there have long been allegations that police are hunting LGBT people online. Now BBC...
International Crisis GroupJan 277 minA Dangerous Escalation in the Great LakesAlready high tensions between Kigali and Kinshasa have risen sharply after Rwanda’s defence forces shot at a Congolese warplane they...
UNHCRJan 267 min2023: A Moment of Truth for Global DisplacementIn the first months of 2022, the number of people forced to flee war, violence and persecution worldwide surpassed 100 million for the...
Nicole Winfield, APJan 255 minThe AP Interview: Pope says homosexuality not a crimePope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on...
Daniel Pelz, DWJan 223 minHerero and Nama file suit against genocide agreementA lawsuit has been filed against Namibia's agreement with Germany to recognize the colonial-era genocide of the Herero and Nama....
Graham Peeble, CounterPunchJan 208 minEthnic Terrorism Continues to Stalk EthiopiaWhere there is division there will be conflict. In a country such as Ethiopia with dozens of ethnic/tribal groups, the need for...