Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed

The U.N. has long wrestled with allegations of sexual assaults by U.N. peacekeepers in Central African Republic and elsewhere. Three years ago, the secretary-general ordered the immediate repatriation ... Read More

CAR child refugees dream of a better future

More than a million people, including children, have fled their homes in the volatile Central Africa Republic to Cameroon. It's heading to the war-ravaged Central African Republic just some 30 km. Read More

US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role

The Pentagon says the United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be there for the American military ... Read More

Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic

Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic BANGUI, Central African Republic -- It was too late for the mother to shield her children when the two ... Read More

World paid little attention to Sudan’s war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger

Sudan has been torn by war for a year now, torn by fighting between the military and the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Read More

UN Says Clashes Have Left 30 Dead In Central African Republic

The UN's mission in the Central African Republic Wednesday called on rebels and militias to immediately cease hostilities that have left at least 30 dead this month. Read More

Forgotten War: Sudan’s Displaced Christians Brace for ‘World’s Worst’ Hunger Crisis

Interview with leader of new evangelical alliance describes his escape from Khartoum and the pressure to pick a side. Read More

Middle East conflict live updates: Gazans mark a somber Eid; Hamas political leader’s three sons killed in Israeli strike

President Biden said there is “no excuse” for the lack of food and medicine in Gaza, in an interview with Univision that aired Tuesday and was taped last week. Read More

Horschel goes to DR, returns with tourney victory

Billy Horschel is a PGA Tour winner again after nearly two years. He went down to the Dominican Republic in search of momentum. He leaves with a victory he sorely needed in the Corales Puntacana ... Read More

Biden administration delays ban on menthol cigarettes amid dueling health, political pressures

The delay is another setback for the FDA, which predicted it would prevent hundreds of thousands of smoking-related deaths over 40 years. Read More