"The reality for children in Sudan is growing darker hour by hour," Eva Hinds, spokeswoman for the UN's children's agency (UNICEF), said last week as the country's civil war entered its fourth year.
Hassan Koko sits on top of a homemade wooden bed, overlooking the majestic hills of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, Sudan. Despite the spectacular view and a comforting late afternoon breeze, he looks uneasy.
Rain is drizzling as we gather on the runway at the Stuttgart army airfield in southern Germany. It's 2:30 a.m., time for takeoff. A Dash 8 airliner is ready for boarding. The military plane will take us to Sirte in Libya.
As Pope Leo XIV continues his Africa tour, he has remained steadfast in his condemnation of war. On Thursday, the head of the Roman Catholic Church renewed his message of peace in Cameroon, presiding over a meeting designed to foster dialogue in a place that has been experiencing simmering violence for nearly a decade.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has threatened to withdraw his troops from Mozambique's conflict-ridden northern province of Cabo Delgado as early as May, using the move primarily to put pressure on Europe. The mission against Islamist insurgents could soon come to an end if the European Union (EU) doesn't provide a reliable funding commitment.
Hassan Koko sits on top of a homemade wooden bed, overlooking the majestic hills of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, Sudan. Despite the spectacular view and a comforting late afternoon breeze, he looks uneasy.
Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech as he celebrates a Mass in the Saint Augustine Basilica in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday at the start of an 11-day tour of four African countries. The visit also includes stops in Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.
Burundi last month nominated former Senegalese President Macky Sall to succeed United Nations Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres, whose second and final term ends on December 31, 2026. In his vision statement for the role, Sall said the UN needed to be reformed, streamlined and modernized.
Over 100 people were killed in an airstrike on a Jilli village market in northeast Nigeria, Amnesty International said on Sunday, citing survivors of the bombing. "Witnesses said three military jets fired on the market yesterday.
A court in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Friday convicted nearly 400 terrorism suspects in a mass trial that took place over four days. Many of those convicted received prison terms of up to 20 years after appearing before a panel of 10 judges.
Armed men killed at least 20 people in Nigeria's northwestern Niger state, residents and humanitarian reports said, with several more abducted. The attack occurred in Niger's Shiroro district about 250 kilometers (155 miles) or a four-hour drive from the capital, Abuja. Kidnapping gangs and Islamist militants are active in the area.