Sudan has suffered three internal wars spanning more than 40 years of its 67 years as a nation. Two rival generals are now battling in the capital Khartoum, raising fears of another ruinous conflict.
The motive for the attack, reportedly by a Tunisian naval guard, was under investigation. It came as the birthplace of the Arab Spring pro-democracy uprisings faces political and economic crises.
Mutu, who lives in Nairobi and Brooklyn, is the star of a show at New York's New Museum. Her art takes on viruses, genocide, junk mail (the "sleeping serpent" is full of it), her own hybrid identity.
The administrator of the worst-affected area, the Kalehe territory of South Kivu province, said more bodies were recovered Sunday, including many found floating in Lake Kivu.
Members of the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are meeting in Saudi Arabia in the first in-person talks since the two began vying for control back in April.
The Sudanese city of Port Sudan has been overwhelmed by people trying to flee the growing conflict in the country and make their way by ship across the Red Sea to the Saudi city of Jeddah.
UNESCO's new report on child marriages shows signs of progress. Yet each year, 12 million girls marry before they turn 18. And the pandemic, climate change and conflict has only made things worse.
Sudan's already fragile health care system has been shattered by conflict in the space of weeks. But there are many there who are working hard to fill the gaps in the system.
Botswana has one of the last thriving elephant herds – and a history of human-elephant conflict that threatens both sides. A nonprofit has a program to shift that dynamic. Will it work?
A convoy of private U.S. citizens followed by drones arrived in Port Sudan on Saturday after departing the capital of Khartoum, where deadly fighting between rival militaries has killed hundreds.
The violence in Sudan has claimed the life of a beloved Sudanese American doctor. One of his colleague's talks about Dr. Sulieman's legacy — and the devastating toll of the fighting in Khartoum.
Two generals are currently battling for control of Sudan's capital Khartoum. In the early 2000s, both played key roles in the government's brutal crackdown in Darfur, which was ruled a genocide.
With fighting continuing between rival generals, thousands are fleeing the country and embassies have shut. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warns the violence may spread to other countries.
