Who is driving diplomacy in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, and why? »
A series of diplomatic consultations in Cairo underscores the Horn of Africa’s growing strategic importance. A series of diplomatic consultations in Cairo involving Egypt, Somalia, Eritrea and a senior US…
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In Zimbabwe, community seed banks are reviving indigenous crops »
Zimbabwean farmers are reviving drought-resistant traditional crops through a community seed bank, helping them cope with worsening climate variability. The initiative, rooted in indigenous knowledge, is strengthening food security and…
Jul 24 2026 / No Comment / Read More »What Dangote’s new refinery means for East Africa »
SERTAN SANDERSON Is Kenya Africa’s next major energy hub? A plan from Dangote Industries to build a massive refinery off the country’s coast could reshape fuel supply, trade and economic…
Jul 24 2026 / No Comment / Read More »Europe’s Funding Question Puts Tanzania’s Fragile Democracy on Trial »
KIZITO MAKOYE Every evening just before sunset, Salima Kitwana hobbles into her backyard holding a photograph. In the picture, her son Hemedi, wearing a green football jersey, smiles awkwardly into…
Jul 24 2026 / No Comment / Read More »A decades-old drug is helping people drink less alcohol—without giving it up completely »
Naltrexone has long been used to treat alcohol use disorder. Now it’s gaining attention as a tool for people who…
Jul 24 2026 / No Comment / Read More »Older Adults Are No Longer Staying in ‘Empty Shell’ Marriages »
Rates of gray divorce have risen sharply over the past few decades— and experts have a few theories as to…
Jul 9 2026 / No Comment / Read More »Actually, Most Immigrants Won’t Need to Leave U.S. to Get Green Cards, D.H.S. Says »
But details remained scant after officials said in late last month that, with “extraordinary” exceptions, people seeking permanent residency must…
Jun 13 2026 / No Comment / Read More »Raising Dementia Awareness, One Black Church at a Time »
Faith and science are coming together to reduce stigma and improve care in the African American community. DANA G. SMITH…
Jun 13 2026 / No Comment / Read More »Judge Says Trump Officials Must Restart Asylum and Immigration Processing »
The judge invalidated policies the Trump administration enacted last year that halted asylum grants, as well as the processing of…
Jun 13 2026 / No Comment / Read More »Black Maternal Mortality Is an Ongoing Crisis — And Doctors Continue to Sound the Alarm »
Maternal fetal medicine and family medicine physicians stress that we must keep fighting the glaring disparities in maternal mortality rates…
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