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People board a truck as they leave Khartoum, Sudan, on June 19, 2023.

'I no longer have a dream': Sudan has the largest displacement of children in the world

Telecommunications and internet connectivity were cut off again across Sudan as millions of people face an ongoing civil war. UNICEF spokesperson James Elder just returned from Darfur, a particularly troubling epicenter of the violence, and spoke to The World's host Marco Werman about the latest conditions.

'I no longer have a dream': Sudan has the largest displacement of children in the world
A photo of a book, Eyeliner: A Cultural History

New book taps into the cultural history of eyeliner

New book taps into the cultural history of eyeliner
Woman in orange outfit walks in dry climate with girl in pink dress and boy in beige outfit

NATO agrees to study how climate change impacts global security threats

NATO agrees to study how climate change impacts global security threats
Chad's President Déby wearing an olive-green outfit

In the wake of Chadian President Idriss Déby's death, a transitional military council will lead the country

In the wake of Chadian President Idriss Déby's death, a transitional military council will lead the country
A solider with a gun stands on an armored vehicle.

There is 'a grave hole in the international response' to violence in Cameroon, IRC says

There is 'a grave hole in the international response' to violence in Cameroon, IRC says
A man holds a poster of eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar

Libyan warlord took a twisted path to Tripoli

Gen. Khalifa Haftar helped put Muammar Gaddafi in power in 1969, spent decades in the US, and then returned for the dictator's overthrow in 2011. Now, at 75, he's challenging the internationally recognized Government of National Accord of Libya in a battle for Tripoli.

Libyan warlord took a twisted path to Tripoli
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford is stands at a podium during a press conference.

Pentagon looks at stepping up its role in Africa to counter ISIS

The United States is considering a stepped-up military presence in Africa to pursue ISIS jihadists looking for new havens after the fall of their "caliphate," American officials say.

Pentagon looks at stepping up its role in Africa to counter ISIS
A US special forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a US-led international training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, March 4, 2014.

Niger raid highlights US military's growing role in Africa

The killing of four American special operations soldiers in Niger has highlighted the increasing role elite units are playing across Africa, where their mission is to counter the advances of a slew of jihadist movements, including al-Shabab in Somalia, ISIS affiliates in the Sahel region and Boko Haram in Nigeria.

Niger raid highlights US military's growing role in Africa
US Customs and Immigration officers keep watch at the arrivals level at Los Angeles International Airport, June 29, 2017

Trump's new travel ban 'still smells and looks like a Muslim ban,' activists say

Muslim Americans are responding to President Donald Trump's Travel Ban 3.0. And they're saying that despite the inclusion of two non Muslim majority countries, it's a Muslim ban.

Trump's new travel ban 'still smells and looks like a Muslim ban,' activists say
International passengers arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport.

The Trump administration expands the US travel ban, restricting visitors from eight countries

President Donald Trump issued a new open-ended travel ban Sunday that saw North Korea, Venezuela and Chad among a list of eight countries cited for poor security and lack of cooperation with US authorities.

The Trump administration expands the US travel ban, restricting visitors from eight countries
The BBC Pidgin team in West Africa.

A new digital platform in West Africa targets speakers of the Pidgin language

Pidgin unites West Africans of different ethnicities and nationalities. Now speakers can get their news in that language as well.

A new digital platform in West Africa targets speakers of the Pidgin language
A Chadian soldier during a battle against insurgent group Boko Haram in Gambaru, Nigeria, February 26th 2015. Gambaru lies on the border with Cameroon.

Nations launch an international campaign against Boko Haram, as it pledges allegiance to ISIS

The Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the ISIS movement on Saturday. At the same time, a regional coalition of powers is intervening to help Nigeria. The US is taking a back-seat, but is intensifying military training programs and some other forms of assistance.

Nations launch an international campaign against Boko Haram, as it pledges allegiance to ISIS
Rachel Daniel, 35, holds up a picture of her abducted daughter Rose Daniel, 17, as her son Bukar, 7, sits beside her at her home in Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on May 21, 2014. Rose is one of the more than 200 of her classmates on April 14 by Boko Hara

US forces are helping Nigeria — but there are limits to what they'll do

Say you've got a friend and that friend is in trouble. You offer help but realize that behind the smiles and gratitude, your friend doesn't seem to know how to put it to use. And you, the helper, realize that you can't even fully utilize the help you've offered because your friend can't guarantee the minimum conditions necessary for you to deliver it.

US forces are helping Nigeria — but there are limits to what they'll do
A woman holds a sign during a protest demanding the release of abducted school girls from the remote village of Chibok in northeast Nigeria.

Nigeria is embarrassed by more kidnappings on the eve of hosting the World Economic Forum

Armed gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped eight more school girls overnight. This comes after the leader of Islamist militant group Boko Haram warned in a video released Monday, that more girls would be taken. Boko Haram has already admitted to abducting more than 200 schools girls three weeks ago. This all takes place on the eve of the World Economic Forum meeting in the capital, Abuja.

Nigeria is embarrassed by more kidnappings on the eve of hosting the World Economic Forum
Former NBA player Ira Newble at a refugee camp on the Chad/Sudan border.

A former NBA player who knows sports activism says he's lost respect for Dennis Rodman

There's a way to do basketball diplomacy right, says former NBA player Ira Newble, who spoke up on the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan in 2007. And he says that's not what Dennis Rodman is doing in North Korea.

A former NBA player who knows sports activism says he's lost respect for Dennis Rodman