Emmanuel Akinwotu
Stories
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Nigeria's president defends economic reforms despite worsening crisis
Nigeria's president is defending his economic reforms, which have led to the worst economic crisis in decades. Poverty levels have soared. Fuel costs have more than tripled and people are hungry.
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Hunger experts say the severity of the famine in Sudan has worsened
In Sudan, the severity of famine has worsen, according to hunger experts who say the country is experiencing one of the worst starvation crisis in modern times.
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World
NPR international correspondents recount elections in Asia, Africa and the Americas
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Sudan refugee camp, experiencing famine, comes under near daily attack
There have been almost daily attacks on Sudan's largest refugee camp over the last few weeks. The camp was already experiencing famine and now hundreds of refugees are fleeing for safety
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Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety. Now there are daily attacks
Almost daily attacks on Sudan's largest displacement camp have been blamed on a paramilitary group at war with Sudan's army.
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Biden speaks of the 'shared history' of slavery during visit to Angola, Africa
On the first trip of his Presidency to Africa, President Biden went to the National Slavery museum to remember the hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans taken from Angola to the U.S.
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Biden's Africa trip is an effort to counter China's influence on the continent
President Biden makes the first trip of his presidency to Africa, as he travels to Cape Verde and Angola.
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National
In Brooklyn, the Sudanese diaspora bring people together for art and awareness
The Sudanese diaspora in the U.S. is fighting to keep the world's attention focused on the catastrophic fallout from the war back home. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on 10/20/24.)
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In Brooklyn, the Sudanese diaspora bring people together for art and awareness
A glimpse of the efforts of the Sudanese diaspora in the US — fighting to keep the attention of the world focused on the catastrophic fallout from the war back home.
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World
Amid a war, what is it like reporting from Sudan?
In Sudan, a year and a half of devastating conflict has destroyed much of the capital and brought most of the country to the brink of famine.