Africa – Page 56 – Prologue Journal

A Harlem Institution Reimagines How Americans Interact With the African Continent

New York Times After years of shifts, The Africa Center has the plans and space to grow. Can it raise the funds to carry out its ambitions? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/arts/design/africa-center-iweala-uzodinma-harlem.html

Violence in Sudan Cuts Through U.S.-Brokered Cease-Fire

New York Times Washington had hoped to work with other countries during the pause to help permanently end the fighting. Instead, the warring generals violated it just hours after it began. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/world/africa/sudan-fighting-cease-fire.html

Men in Military Uniforms Killed at Least 60 People, Burkina Faso Says

New York Times A prosecutor opened an investigation into the killing of about 60 people by men in uniforms of the national military. Days earlier, the authorities said they would investigate the killing of seven boys. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/world/africa/burkina-faso-military-killings-civilians.html

Kenyan Pastor at Center of Inquiry After Dozens of Bodies Are Exhumed

New York Times Many of the victims are believed to have been members of a church led by a pastor who is being investigated on allegations that he directed his congregants to starve themselves to death. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/world/africa/kenya-pastor-good-news-international-church.html

Civilians Flee Fighting in Sudan for Troubled Neighboring Countries

New York Times The clashes have killed more than 400 people and injured thousands more. Those displaced are streaming into nations such as Chad, Egypt and South Sudan, adding to a refugee crisis in the region. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/world/africa/sudan-war-civilians.html

U.S. Pulls Diplomats From Sudan, and an Exodus Begins

New York Times With hopes fading that two warring generals will end their battle anytime soon, diplomats and other foreigners began heading for Sudan’s doors. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/world/africa/sudan-evacuation-american-embassy-diplomats.html

Russia’s Wagner Group Has Offered Weapons to R.S.F., U.S. Says

New York Times Wagner has offered powerful weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, to R.S.F. paramilitaries, American officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/world/africa/sudan-russia-wagner-group.html

Here are the latest developments.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/world/africa/here-are-the-latest-developments.html

Bruce Haigh, Diplomat Who Helped Battle Apartheid, Dies at 77

New York Times An Australian, he assisted South African dissidents like the journalist Donald Woods, whose story was told in the movie “Cry Freedom.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/world/africa/bruce-haigh-dead.html

Sudan Army Chief Claims U.S. Citizens and Some Other Foreigners Will Be Evacuated

New York Times Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said his troops would also facilitate the evacuation of British, Chinese and French diplomats and citizens. But his claims could not be verified, and it was unclear how and when any evacuations could take place. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/world/africa/sudan-fighting.html