“Much of the capital has become empty.” Sudanese fleeing the fighting between rival generals in Khartoum and elsewhere are flooding an already overwhelmed city on the Red Sea and Sudan's northern borders with Egypt. apnews.com/article/sudan-…

A top U.N. official in Sudan tells The Associated Press that the country's warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia. apnews.com/article/sudan-…

Tunisia's coast guard rounds up hundreds of cold, wet and heartbroken people every day during overnight sweeps for rickety Europe-bound migrant boats on the Mediterranean Sea. apne.ws/rVUO99j

For some of the roughly 50,000 Sudanese people living in the United Kingdom, a sense of duty to help their homeland has replaced a sense of helplessness from a fresh conflict unfolding 3,000 miles away. apne.ws/EtiKUTO

BREAKING: In first official word, Sudan's military says imprisoned former autocrat Omar al-Bashir is being held at a military-run hospital amid ongoing fighting and chaos. apnews.com/article/sudan-…

Sudan’s warring generals have pledged to observe a new three-day truce that was brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia to try to pull the nation from the abyss. The claims were immediately undercut by the sound of heavy gunfire in Khartoum. apne.ws/SNUr6k6

Uganda's Lwera wetland has long been worked over by sand miners motivated by demand from the construction industry. Activists and officials say the mining activities must be stopped because they degrade the environmentally sensitive wetland. apnews.com/article/uganda…

Many Sudanese are desperately seeking ways to escape the chaos that has engulfed their country as two rival generals fight for control and foreign governments airlift diplomats and other citizens out of Sudan. By Jack B. Jeffery. apnews.com/article/sudan-…

Cattle raiding by Islamic extremists is soaring at unprecedented levels in Mali, with militants linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group stealing millions of dollars' worth of cattle to buy weapons and vehicles to fund their insurgency. apnews.com/article/cattle…

After a boat carrying the bodies of at least 14 men appeared near the island of Tobago in 2021, The Associated Press reporters spent nearly two years identifying 33 of the 43 men from West African nations who were believed to have boarded it.

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BREAKING: A Sudan doctors’ group says the death toll in fierce fighting between the armed forces and a powerful paramilitary group has risen to 56. apnews.com/article/sudan-…

On May 28, 2021, a strange boat appeared on the horizon near the Caribbean island of Tobago. Inside were the bodies of more than a dozen Black men.

No one knew where they were from— and how or why they died. Until now.
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for “massive international support” for Somalia as he visited the East African country that is facing the worst drought in decades. apnews.com/article/un-som…

South African police say that a convicted murderer who faked his death to escape prison has been arrested in Tanzania following a two-week manhunt. apnews.com/article/south-…

A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat. Rudolf Erasmus had four passengers on board the light aircraft when he felt “something cold” slide across his lower back. apne.ws/WD2SVji

In Senegal, the loss of white grouper is a threat to the national dish of thieboudienne, and to a way of life. apnews.com/article/overfi…

A video in Burkina Faso shows its security forces walking amid the bloodied bodies of 7 boys. Bukinabe officials deny their troops are responsible but The Associated Press geolocated the killings and found the relatives of one of the boys, piecing together his final hours. apne.ws/QsYLbK1

BREAKING: A lawyer representing the parents of the woman Oscar Pistorius shot dead 10 years ago says they will oppose the former Olympic runner’s application for parole. apnews.com/article/oscar-…

This year’s holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia, forcing families to break their fasts with little food and water. apne.ws/212RwJp

The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” is on his way to reunite with his family in the United States.

Paul Rusesabagina was freed by Rwanda last week after a widely criticized trial on terrorism charges.

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