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Hard Numbers: Major hurricane sweeping through Caribbean, Insurgents implement blockade in Mali, Côte d’Ivoire’s octogenarian leader wins again, Diphtheria on the rise
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Major hurricane sweeping through Caribbean, Insurgents implement blockade in Mali, Côte d’Ivoire’s octogenarian leader wins again, Diphtheria on the rise

30: Hurricane Melissa, which was upgraded over the weekend to a Category 5 storm, is expected to hit Jamaica on Monday and bring 30 inches of rain and 165-mph winds, in what will be one of the most intense storms to ever hit the island.

​FILE PHOTO: Chadian interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby speaks during the launch of his presidential campaign ahead of the May elections in N'Djamena, Chad April 14, 2024.
What We're Watching

Chadians are voting, but don’t expect change

Chad is the first of the coup-ridden Sahel states to move toward democracy. Well, inch toward democracy.

​Members of civilian joint task force patrol in Maiduguri May 22, 2014. Civilian joint task force are government-sponsored civilian self-defence and community-policing groups within Borno state that some locals said have brought security to Maiduguri, according to local government officials.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Nigerian troops killed by gangs, Americans set to leave Niger and Chad, Russia arrests journalists, Zelensky appeals for aid

Sudanese who fled the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, cross the border between Sudan and Chad.
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UN: Sudan situation is spiraling

Four months after conflict broke out between rival factions in Sudan, the UN warned this week that the situation is spiraling out of control.

A Sudanese girl who fled the conflict in Darfur stands at her makeshift shelter near the border between Sudan and Chad.
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Another flareup in Western Darfur

As fighting between two rival army factions in Sudan rages on, the spillover effects on the restive Darfur region are getting worse.

People walk as they protest in Moundou, Chad.
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What We’re Watching: Chaos in Chad, Biden’s barrels of oil

Political protests plague Chad, Biden taps into strategic oil reserves.

What We’re Watching: Chad unrest continues, Brazil spikes Sputnik, Chinese population falls
Latin America & Caribbean

What We’re Watching: Chad unrest continues, Brazil spikes Sputnik, Chinese population falls

What We’re Watching: George Floyd's family gets justice, India’s COVID mess, political turmoil in Chad
Science & Tech

What We’re Watching: George Floyd's family gets justice, India’s COVID mess, political turmoil in Chad