The civil war in Ethiopia has roots that stretch back millennia. A great tragedy is that so many people once peripheral to the fight have been radicalized.
About one month after the Sudanese military removed the civilian prime minister from power, it now claims he is back in office. The actual circumstances are unclear.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up his Africa tour in Senegal at a very tense time in the region. There's a civil war in Ethiopia and military coup in Sudan.
The photo series Unyielding Floods recently won its fifth award this year. It captures the strength and hardship of those affected by flooding of biblical proportions in South Sudan.
Another delay for President Biden's sweeping domestic spending bill. COVID-19 booster shots for all adults could be authorized Friday. Secretary of State Blinken delivers a speech on Africa policy.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will give the speech in Nigeria. He's been in Africa this week saying the U.S. wants to help back African solutions to Africa's problems.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Samuel Getachew, a journalist based in Addis Ababa, about Ethiopia's government telling residents of the nation's capital to prepare for a rebel attack.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Nigeria, the second stop on his three-nation Africa tour. He took the opportunity at a news conference to send a warning to Sudan's military rulers.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kenya, the first stop on a three-nation Africa tour. He joined Kenya's foreign minister in calling for a ceasefire in Ethiopia.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called for the preservation of democracy during his visit to Africa amid worsening crises in Ethiopia and Sudan.