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February 15, 202412:43 PM ET
Enlarge this imageJanine Kibwana, Ebola survivor and mother of five, sits in her living room in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers studying the DRC’s most recent Ebola outbreak say that a new vaccine can dramatically reduce the risk of dying from the disease.

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Janine Kibwana, Ebola survivor and mother of five, sits in her living room in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers studying the DRC’s most recent Ebola outbreak say that a new vaccine can dramatically reduce the risk of dying from the disease.

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There’s welcome news in the battle against the Ebola virus, an infectious disease that for years had almost no treatments or remedies.
Outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus flare up in parts of Africa almost every year, and they’re vicious.
“When you see a person who has Ebola, you don’t nee..

February 12, 20244:22 PM ET
While millions of fans were watching the super bowl in the U.S., billions have been watching the African cup of nations soccer tournament and Sunday’s final between hosts Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria.
Enlarge this imageCote D’Ivoire players celebrate after winning the African Cup of Nations final soccer match between Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire, at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Sunday, Feb. 11

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Cote D’Ivoire players celebrate after winning the African Cup of Nations final soccer match between Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire, at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Sunday, Feb. 11

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February 12, 20249:05 AM ET
Enlarge this imageFighters ride in a vehicle moving in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan’s Darfur State on Aug. 30, 2023.

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Fighters ride in a vehicle moving in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan’s Darfur State on Aug. 30, 2023.

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The United Nations warns that the conflict in Sudan has caused one of the world’s largest human displacements.
It began about 10 months ago, when the Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group began fighting each other for political control.
Last week, the U.N. pleaded for more aid to the region. It said the fighting had displaced more than 10 million people — many of them fleeing to neighboring countries. It’s also left 18 million people facing acute food insecurity.
Africa Sudan’s war passed 6 months, with much of the world consumed by other conflictsJames Elder is a spokesperso..

February 12, 20247:17 AM ET

While millions of football fans were focused on the Super Bowl in the U.S., billions of soccer fans were watching the Africa Cup of Nations over the past month.

February 12, 20244:22 PM ET

While millions of fans were watching the super bowl in the U.S., billions have been watching the African cup of nations soccer tournament and Sunday’s final between hosts Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria.

February 12, 20249:05 AM ET
Enlarge this imageFighters ride in a vehicle moving in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan’s Darfur State on Aug. 30, 2023.

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Fighters ride in a vehicle moving in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan’s Darfur State on Aug. 30, 2023.

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The United Nations warns that the conflict in Sudan has caused one of the world’s largest human displacements.
It began about 10 months ago, when the Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group began fighting each other for political control.
Last week, the U.N. pleaded for more aid to the region. It said the fighting had displaced more than 10 million people — many of them fleeing to neighboring countries. It’s also left 18 million people facing acute food insecurity.
Africa Sudan’s war passed 6 months, with much of the world consumed by other conflictsJames Elder is a spokesperso..

February 12, 20247:17 AM ET

While millions of football fans were focused on the Super Bowl in the U.S., billions of soccer fans were watching the Africa Cup of Nations over the past month.

February 12, 20245:00 AM ET
Enlarge this imageA wooden boat was spotted at night in international waters north of Libya by Doctors Without Borders’ rescue team aboard the MV Geo Barents.

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A wooden boat was spotted at night in international waters north of Libya by Doctors Without Borders’ rescue team aboard the MV Geo Barents.

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ABOARD A SHIP ON THE MEDITERRANEAN — It’s 2 a.m. and the team on the MV Geo Barents rescue ship has just spotted a boat in distress.
The migrants on board the small wooden fishing vessel are waving the light of their cellphone screens to attract attention after the boat’s engine cut out. They’ve been drifting for hours in the pitch black, hundreds of miles offshore in the Mediterranean Sea.
When the rescuers from Doctors Without Borders reach them, they find 162 people, 29 of them children, so tightly packed into the vessel that many can only..

February 10, 20245:52 PM ET

This week, the United Nations pleaded for more aid to Sudan, after nearly 10 months of war. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield is working to draw more attention to the crisis there.

February 10, 20249:52 AM ET
Enlarge this image26-year-old Zainab Sankoh in a shack at the Kingtom dump site in Freetown, Sierra Leone. A self-described “hustler,” Sankoh used to send money home to support her family and her young daughter in a village in the south of the country. Now, she spends almost all her money on kush. “My life is miserable” said Sankoh. “This is not the Zainab I used to be.”

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26-year-old Zainab Sankoh in a shack at the Kingtom dump site in Freetown, Sierra Leone. A self-described “hustler,” Sankoh used to send money home to support her family and her young daughter in a village in the south of the country. Now, she spends almost all her money on kush. “My life is miserable” said Sankoh. “This is not the Zainab I used to be.”

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It’s barely 9 a.m. but the cramped alleyways of Kaduna in the western end of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, are already pack..