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No. 4 Duke overcomes a sluggish start and beats Incarnate Word 72-46

Dec. 10, 2024 21:31 PM EST

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Khaman Maluach scored a season-high 17 points and No. 4 Duke beat Incarnate Word 72-46 on Tuesday night. Maluach — a 7-foot-2 freshman center from South Sudan — shot 6 of 7 from floor and had seven rebounds as the Blue Devils (8-2) won their fourth straight....

South Sudan peace talks resume after 4 months and the sacking of a government delegation

Dec. 04, 2024 15:33 PM EST

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — After four months and the sacking of a government delegation, the stalled South Sudan peace talks resumed Wednesday in Kenya, the latest effort to end the conflict that has long crippled the African country's economy. The talks are taking place between...

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks

Nov. 30, 2024 12:09 PM EST

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — East African heads of state made another push for peace in eastern Congo on Saturday but its prospects remained bleak following a regional summit that was marked by the Congolese president's absence and an early departure of his Rwandan counterpart. A...

Gunfire breaks out at the home of South Sudan's former spy chief who is under house arrest

Nov. 21, 2024 15:16 PM EST

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted late Thursday in South Sudan ’s capital of Juba at the home of the country's former spy chief who has been under house arrest for the past two months, residents said. According to witnesses, soldiers exchanged fire with Gen. Akol...

Presidents of South Sudan and Kenya push for a resolution in stalled peace talks

Nov. 06, 2024 14:41 PM EST

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan peace talks, previously held in neighboring Kenya, will resume under a directive from President Salva Kiir and his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, who met Wednesday and directed the mediation team to reconvene and resolve all outstanding issues within two...

14 people killed when lightning hits a church in a remote refugee camp in Uganda

Nov. 04, 2024 11:30 AM EST

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Fourteen people were killed in a lightning strike in a refugee camp in northern Uganda, police said Sunday. The incident happened Saturday in the remote district of Lamwo. Police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke said 34 other people were injured. The victims have...

Nile basin nations say water-sharing accord has come into force without Egypt's backing

Oct. 14, 2024 20:43 PM EDT

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A regional partnership of 10 countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources from the Nile River basin has come into force despite the notable opposition of Egypt. The legal status of the “cooperative framework” was formally confirmed...

Refugees in New Hampshire turn to farming for an income and a taste of home

Sep. 19, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

DUNBARTON, N.H. (AP) — It's harvest time in central New Hampshire, and one farm there appears to have been transplanted from a distant continent. Farmers balance large crates laden with vegetables on their heads while chatting in Somali and other languages. As the sun burns away...