While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

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Unidentified attackers raided cattle camps in a southeastern area of South Sudan last week, killing at least 35 people and wounding 46, a community leader said.

Home to one of the most diverse and vibrant people in the world, this landlocked country covers nearly 500,000 square miles ...

The number of countries in the world does not change very often, but when it does, mapmakers (and their digital counterparts) ...

Sudan’s health authorities say a notorious paramilitary group fighting against the country’s military has attacked an open market in the city of Omdurman, killing 54 people.

After a military coup, Sudanese filmmakers and their subjects had to flee Khartoum and decide whether to continue the ...

President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — An official says at least 18 people were killed Wednesday when a small plane crashed in a remote part of South Sudan.

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Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S.