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#nytimes.com. A Year Both Brutal and Bright: 13 Favorite Dispatches From 2024. In a year marked by wars, extreme weather and general wickedness, many dispatches defaulted to a distinctly dark tone. But as our correspondents traversed the globe, they found pockets of light, too.

#Dec.29.2024 ×

#nytimes.com. Despite Attacks, an Underground Church for L.G.B.T.Q. Africans Thrives. 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.

#Dec.29.2024 ×

#theguardian.com. Beaches, beer and a rare suspended lake … why can’t Nigeria attract more tourists?. Visitor numbers to the African country lag far behind its neighbours due to lack of infrastructure and national planning. Now some are starting to demand changes

#Dec.28.2024 ×

#theguardian.com. UN authorises new mission against al-Shabaab in Somalia. Resolution allows deployment of 12,626 personnel – but it is unclear if Ethiopia will stay part of peacekeeping force amid territory dispute

#Dec.28.2024 ×

#nytimes.com. Trucks Carrying Aid Finally Reach Sudan’s War-Torn Capital Region. 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.

#Dec.27.2024 ×

#nytimes.com. A Month on, a Tenuous Cease-fire Holds in Lebanon. Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged strikes and accusations of breaches. Implementation of the deal has been slow. But the truce has brought some calm to a tumultuous region.

#Dec.27.2024 ×

#theguardian.com. Sudan: first aid convoy reaches besieged Khartoum area since start of civil war. Deliveries of vital food and medical supplies will help 200,000 families, say aid groups and local volunteers

#Dec.27.2024 ×

#theguardian.com. London-listed miner pauses Mozambique operation amid political unrest. Gemfields makes decision over ruby mining after groups ‘took advantage’ of situation to try to invade its site

#Dec.27.2024 ×

#nytimes.com. Trump Disparaged Africa. So Why Are Some Africans Optimistic?. 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.

#Dec.27.2024 ×

#nytimes.com. Safari on Your Bucket List? Pick the Right One.. 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.

#Dec.27.2024 ×

#nytimes.com. Why Is Mozambique in Chaos?. 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.

#Dec.26.2024 ×

#nytimes.com. The Deadliest Tsunami Set Off Work to Be Ready for the Next Big Wave. Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without tsunami deaths is a challenge.

#Dec.26.2024 ×

#nytimes.com. The War Killed Her Dreams. To Survive, She Treated Its Fighters.. 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.

#Dec.26.2024 ×

#nytimes.com. Cyclone on French Archipelago Exposes Resentments Over Immigrants. 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.

#Dec.25.2024 ×

#nytimes.com. At Least 56 Killed in Clashes Over Mozambique’s Disputed Election Ruling. Hundreds of buildings were damaged or looted, including schools and hospitals, in a wave of unrest after Daniel Chapo was confirmed as the winner of the presidential election.

#Dec.25.2024 ×

#nytimes.com. 21 Dead as Mozambique Erupts in Violence Over Election Ruling. A ruling on Monday confirming that Daniel Chapo had won a disputed election has sparked protests and violence.

#Dec.25.2024 ×