Two 1980s coup leaders move up the African strongman rankings with the removal of Mugabe from power.
South Sudan: Losing the Last Vestiges of Our Moral Fabric

“Never again,” adopted in the wake of the Second World War, has become nothing but an empty slogan in South Sudan, Syria, Libya and Yemen.
Getting to Greece: Nur and Leyla

A refugee’s desperate bid to be reunited with her husband and daughter.
Sudanese in Istanbul: Nur’s Story

Behzad Yaghmaian recalls the experience of a Sudanese refugee family trying to cross into Europe illegally to seek asylum.
Is It Time for Ethiopia?

Can Ethiopia resolve its differences with its Nile neighbors to share precious water?
Aid Workers Under Attack

Which country has been the site of the most attacks on aid workers between 2008 and 2012?
Japan Upsetting China’s Balance Between the Sudans?

Will closer ties between Japan and South Sudan undo China’s diplomacy in the region — and hurt its investments?
Islamic Tribes: Testimonies of Genocide

Are countless acts of genocide the destiny of the human race?
To Secede or Not to Secede? The Case of Sudan and Beyond

Do the secessionist impulses that threaten to break apart troubled African countries make economic sense?