Africa – Page 49 – Prologue Journal

In Ancient Egypt, Severed Hands Were Spoils of War

New York Times Archaeologists offer a new explanation for one of the century’s grislier finds, “a carefully gathered collection of hands” in a 3,500-year-old temple. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/science/archaeology-ancient-egypt-hands.html

Kenyan Preacher Told Followers Starvation Was Their Salvation

New York Times Hundreds were drawn to a remote wilderness in southeastern Kenya by the End Times preaching of pastor Paul Mackenzie. Relatives and ex-members tried to intervene, but some did not want to be rescued. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/14/world/africa/kenya-christian-cult-deaths.html

Sudan’s Clashing Forces Agree to Allow Aid In, but Not to a Truce, U.S. Says

New York Times Officials hope the agreement will allow the delivery of lifesaving aid and ease conditions for the millions of Sudanese suffering after nearly four weeks of fighting between rival generals. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/world/africa/sudan-fighting-negotiations.html

‘We Don’t Want This War’: Trapped in Khartoum as Combat Rages

New York Times Sudan’s capital city has become an arena for a battle between two generals vying for power, while residents brave shelling, looting and dwindling supplies of food, water, medicine and electricity. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/world/africa/khartoum-sudan-fighting.html

Setting the Stage for Africa at the Venice Architecture Biennale

New York Times Lesley Lokko, its first curator of African descent, brings an ambitious exploration of the continent’s impact on the globe. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/arts/design/venice-architecture-biennale-lesley-lokko.html

‘Catastrophic’ Congo Flooding Kills More Than 400 People

New York Times Days after the flooding began, survivors are still pulling victims from the rubble and mud, and thousands have been left homeless. More rain is likely in the coming days. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/world/africa/congo-flooding.html

Floods and Landslides Kill More Than 120 in Rwanda

New York Times Many areas across East Africa have in recent years experienced both severe droughts and heavy rainfalls that killed many and damaged property and crops. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/africa/rwanda-floods-death-count.html

More Than 100,000 Have Fled Sudan to Neighboring Countries

New York Times The United Nations predicted that the figure would rise to more than 800,000 by year end, in addition to more than 300,000 people internally displaced already. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/world/africa/sudan-fighting-refugees-un.html

Thousands Flee to Sudan’s Main Seaport, Seeking Ships to Safety

New York Times Port Sudan, on the Red Sea, has been overwhelmed by people fleeing the violence and scrambling to join an evacuation to Saudi Arabia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/world/africa/port-sudan-evacuation.html

As Hospitals Close and Doctors Flee, Sudan’s Health Care System Is Collapsing

New York Times The medical professionals who remain face meager supplies and harrowing conditions, even setting up field hospitals in living rooms amid the fighting. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/30/world/africa/sudan-hospitals-doctors-fighting.html