After Secret US Talks Fail, A Hidden War in Africa Rapidly Escalates
Months of discreet American diplomacy have failed to stop the fighting in northern Ethiopia. Now, the civil war is plunging into its most alarming phase yet.
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Major newspaper company to stop endorsing political candidates
This story, plus the Twitter-Musk trial stalls as proposed deal looms, a look at research on alternative social media sites, how news organizations are grappling with covering demonstrations in Iran and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Oct 6, 2022Major newspaper company will stop endorsing national and statewide candidatesKatie Robertson / The New […] The…
Europe’s American president: The paradox of Ursula von der Leyen
Europe’s American president: The paradox of Ursula von der Leyen European Commission chief’s top-down approach has endeared her to Washington but alienated colleagues in Brussels. By Suzanne Lynch and Ilya Gridneff Illustration by Lucas Peverill for POLITICO Ursula von der Leyen’s whirlwind tour of the United States started in New York at the United Nations General…
How Will U.S.-China Tech Decoupling Affect Africa’s Mobile Phone Market?
Africa’s mobile phone market is one area where U.S.-China technology decoupling will be evident, an industry at the heart of Africa’s digital transformation.
UN Report Targets Racism Against People of African Descent
A report by the U.N. human rights office finds systemic racism against people of African descent is deep-rooted and says urgent measures are needed to dismantle discriminatory systems. It took the death of a Black man, George Floyd, 46, at the hands of a police officer in the United States in May 2020 to draw…
A Shining Moment of Pan-African Promise
Marilyn Nance was 23 when she photographed FESTAC ’77, the immense gathering of Black artists in Nigeria. In ‘Last Day in Lagos,’ she shares her archive.
In Washington, Everyone Wins if Ukraine Wins
How backing Kyiv can bridge the partisan divide and make U.S. foreign policy great again.
Zambia and Its New President Are Still on Their Honeymoon
Hakainde Hichilema is hailed as a miracle worker for turning around the fortunes of the southern African country. But with his opposition neutralized and a corruption drive focused on his predecessors, some are uneasy.
When will Europe learn to defend itself?
PARIS/BERLIN — Thirty years after the horrors of the Balkan wars laid bare Western Europe’s incapacity to deal with conflict on European soil, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is demonstrating how little has changed. As Yugoslavia started to break apart in 1991, it fell to the Luxembourgish Foreign Minister Jacques Poos to make the ill-fatedly optimistic…
NPR news chief announces departure
This story, a look into how CNN will cover the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol under new leadership, the Las Vegas Review-Journal is demanding authorities to not review the electronic devices of slain journalist Jeff German and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Sep 23, 2022NPR’s news chief announces unexpected […]…