Africa – Page 3 – Prologue Journal

Jimmy Carter’s Quiet but Monumental Work in Global Health

New York Times In his decades as a former president, he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, helped bring lifesaving treatments and sanitation to poor people around the world. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/health/jimmy-carter-global-health.html

How An Underground Church for L.G.B.T. Africans Has Thrived in Kenya

New York Times The congregation in Nairobi, Kenya, has been forced to move to 10 different locations over 10 years, and yet it has survived as a sanctuary in an increasingly hostile environment. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/world/africa/despite-attacks-an-underground-church-for-lgbtq-africans-thrives.html

Church in Kenya for L.G.B.T.Q. Africans Thrives Despite Attacks

Trucks Carrying Aid Finally Reach Sudan’s War-Torn Capital Region

New York Times After 20 months of war, and three months of negotiations with the warring sides, a bit of relief arrives for some of the hundreds of thousands of people facing famine. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/world/africa/aid-trucks-sudan-capital-famine.html

Some African Leaders Are Optimistic About Trump

New York Times In his first term, Donald Trump denigrated African nations, but leaders there are hopeful his return will bring more investment and less pressure to uphold democracy and human rights. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/world/africa/trump-africa.html

How to Pick the Right Safari Trip

New York Times Choosing an operator that is conservation-minded, with ties to the local community and well-trained guides can add up to the trip of a lifetime and also nurture nature. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/travel/safari-tour-vacation.html

Mozambique Unrest: What to Know

New York Times More than 250 people have died in this southern African nation as protesters disputing the results of the presidential election clash with the police and military. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/world/africa/mozambique-unrest-news.html

A Young Sudanese Trapped by War Makes Painful Choices and Is Viewed With Suspicion

New York Times Trapped in Sudan’s brutal civil war, a young woman chose to work in a clinic on the front line, treating civilians and combatants. She had to navigate suspicion from both sides. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/world/africa/sudan-war-rsf-medical-clinic.html

Cyclone on French Archipelago Exposes Resentments Over Immigrants

New York Times In the ruins left by Cyclone Chido, people from Mayotte, off the eastern coast of Africa, are calling to deport the undocumented immigrants who had settled there from neighboring islands. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/africa/mayotte-cyclone-chido-immigrants.html