Why Is Chad On Trump's Travel Ban List?
The Central African country has good relations with Washington and has been a partner in the regional fight against terrorism. Chadians are puzzled.
Sudan
For Sudan, A Looming Deadline On Possible Lifting Of U.S. Sanctions
Before leaving office, President Obama suspended some sanctions on Sudan. By July 12, the Trump administration has to decide whether or not to stick with this approach.
Born In Sudan, Based In Brooklyn. A Singer Remixes Her Identities
Please, says the singer-songwriter, don't pigeonhole her as some sort of "refugee artist." She calls her music "East-African Retro-Pop."
What If 'Days Of Our Lives' Had A Female Genital Mutilation Subplot?
A new study tests an intriguing strategy. Can a melodramatic movie change minds about a dangerous but longstanding ritual?
Once Silent About Their Suffering, Making Baskets Helped Them Open Up
They came from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, seeking asylum in Israel. Many of them were raped and tortured. They didn't want to talk about it — until they came to a basket-making program.
A Disease So Neglected It's Not Even On 'Most-Neglected' Lists
Mustafa Alnour Alhassan is 26. He's dying of mycetoma, a flesh-eating fungal infection. It can be treated — but in poor countries treatment is not readily available.
French Port City Becomes Final Way Station For Some Migrants' Odysseys
Thousands of migrants have found themselves stranded in the French port of Calais. Most are waiting for a chance to illegally enter Britain, but others trying to create a new life in France.
He Fled Sudan And Made A New Life In The U.S. So Why Go Back?
Daniel Majok Gai became a "Lost Boy" at age 6 and eventually made it to Denver, where he managed a hubcap business and earned a college degree. Now he's determined to help heal his troubled homeland.
The Spotlight On Darfur Is Gone, But Not The Abuses
The U.S. and others said more than a decade ago that Sudan was committing genocide in Darfur. Despite a U.N. peacekeeping mission and genocide charges against Sudan's president, little has changed.
Sudanese President Flies Home After South African Court Orders His Arrest
President Omar al-Bashir was indicted by the International Criminal Court in 2009 on charges that he committed war crimes and genocide in Darfur, where 300,000 people died.