Global hunger fell in 2024 for a third year, but conflict and climate shocks deepened crises in Africa and Middle East.

Artisans in South Sudan are turning discarded tires into affordable footwear as the country faces a severe economic crisis.

OMDURMAN, Sudan — A drive from the sandy northern outskirts through Sudan’s once-vibrant city of Omdurman passes by shoots of normal life reemerging from the worst moments of war.

Let’s talk about what’s really going down in Africa— and why staying informed isn’t optional.

Since April 2023, Sudan has been locked in a brutal conflict between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who leads the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group killed at least 30 people in an attack on Omdurman, the sister city of the capital, Khartoum… ...

Souq Omdurman, a sprawling market, is broken down and deserted in Omdurman, Sudan. The more than a century-old Sheikh GaribAllah Mosque sits defaced, its sky-gray walls pockmarked with bullet holes.

Souq Omdurman, a sprawling market, is broken down and deserted in Omdurman, Sudan. The more than a century-old Sheikh GaribAllah Mosque sits defaced, its sky-gray walls pockmarked with bullet holes.