For years, Sam Mednick has covered developments in South Sudan for the Associated Press, but last month she was forced to leave the country, after the government's media authority accused …
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Desert Locusts Put Ethiopian Crops At Risk
Ethiopian agriculture officials say they are taking steps to control a major locust infestation that could threaten some of the country's staple crops.
Swarms of the schistocerca gregaria - better …
UN: Al-Shabab Remains ‘Potent Threat’ in Somalia and Region
UNITED NATIONS - Al-Shabab extremists in Somalia remain "a potent threat" to regional peace and are now manufacturing home-made explosives, expanding their revenue sources and infiltrating government institutions, U.N. experts …
Uganda Charges 67 People After Raid of LGBT-Friendly Bar
KAMPALA - Sixty-seven people arrested at a gay-friendly bar in Uganda were charged with common nuisance Tuesday in what activists called the latest attack on the LGBT community.
They face …
Germany Donates Millions to WFP for South Sudan Flooding
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN - Germany has donated $10.9 million to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to provide food aid to communities hard hit by widespread flooding across South …
Gambia Sues Myanmar for Genocide Against Rohingya Muslims
UNITED NATIONS - In a highly unusual move, the tiny West African nation of The Gambia on Monday filed a lawsuit against Myanmar, accusing it of perpetrating a genocide on …