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Two generals competing for control of Sudan will likely lead to more hunger and more mass killings. The fighting has now displaced more than 10 million people since last April. Diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict have all failed. The World’s Africa Correspondent Halima Gikandi reports from Nairobi.
This week, the civil war in Sudan entered its ninth month. The fighting between Sudan’s Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary militia broke out last April following tensions over integrating the two forces. Those plans were part of an effort to transition Sudan to a civilian-led democracy after years of dictatorship. Now, the country is experiencing one of the
Growing up in Libya's capital of Tripoli, Bahjat Etorjman dreamed of becoming a musician. When conflict broke out in his home country in 2011, he fled with his family to Malta. It's there that he got the chance to make his dreams come true. Now his songs, which blend Arabic, English and Libyan dialects, are attracting a huge global fanbase. The World's Halima Gikandi spoke
This week, lawmakers in Kenya got a dressing down. On Tuesday, the speaker of Kenya’s Parliament announced a ban on certain forms of clothing, including a suit popularized by former President of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda. The ban has caused some controversy in Kenya, especially because the suit has become a favorite of the country's president. Host Marco Werman speaks with The
A lot of the news about the Sahel region in West Africa these days is about the horrific violence caused by terrorist groups. A new film about that crisis had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month. "Sira," by Burkinabe filmmaker Apolline Traoré, tells the story of one woman's journey to survive and seek vengeance after a