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Souad Ait Hmad el Haych (left), 25, grieves as the body of her cousin is buried in Imi N'Tala, Morocco, on Sept. 13. Carol Guzy for NPR hide caption
Morocco's earthquake crumbled much of this adobe village nestled in the mountain
Rescued migrants sit in a boat of the Italian Finance Police on Monday before disembarking at the port of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy. The Italian Cabinet met Monday to adopt new measures to crack down on migration after the southern island of Lampedusa was again overwhelmed by a wave of arrivals from Tunisia. Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP hide caption
Kwame Alexander (left) and Jerry Craft have each won a Newbery Medal for their children's books. Alexander invited Craft on a trip to Kenya this summer to speak to schoolkids about reading. The kids were impressed. So were the authors. Brian Otieno for NPR hide caption
A volunteer takes a break on the rubble of a building in a flash flood-damaged area in Derna on September 14, 2023. The Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday that more than 11,000 were killed in the flood and another 10,000 were still missing. Abdullah Doma/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Originally from Rwanda, Claude Gatebuke came to Nashville 30 years ago. Joseph Ross for NPR hide caption
In an joint press conference with U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi stressed the need for additional support from other countries in the effort to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Rich countries have to look beyond their own borders, says U.N. high commissioner
Gerhardt Boukes, chief scientist at Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, formulates mRNA for use in a vaccine against COVID-19. The company — based in Cape Town, South Africa — is the linchpin of a global project to enable low- and middle-income countries to make mRNA vaccines against all manner of diseases. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
In this photo provided by the Libyan government, a car sits partly suspended in trees after being carried by floodwaters in Derna, Libya, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. AP hide caption
A man walks past rubble caused by the earthquake in the village of Tafeghaghte, near Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday. Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP hide caption
Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit are shown south of Khartoum, Sudan, on June 29, 2019. The U.S. imposed sanctions Sept. 6, 2023, on a Sudanese Rapid Support Forces paramilitary commander for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his troops in their conflict with Sudan's army. Hussein Malla/AP hide caption
Villagers inspect the rubble of collapsed houses in Tafeghaghte, southwest of Marrakesh, on Sept. 10. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Imane Erbeen, 18-year-old student who came home from school and endured the devastating earthquake in Amizmiz, Morocco on September 11, 2023. Carol Guzy for NPR hide caption
People walk past destroyed houses after an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakech, on Saturday. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A team from NPR's Morning Edition visited makeshift refugee homes in Camp Adré, Chad, near the border with Sudan. HJ Mai/NPR hide caption
A field of green beans growing in Kigali, Rwanda. Small-scale farms provide 70 to 80% of Africa's food. Camille Delbos/Art In All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Sudanese refugees settle temporarily in the town of Adré in Chad along the border of Sudan. Thousands have fled the fighting in Sudan seeking safety in Chad. H.J. Mai/NPR hide caption
U.S. imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader; boosts humanitarian aid
Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema salutes as he is inaugurated as Gabon's interim president, in Libreville, Monday. -/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Squatters stand on a rooftop overlooking the scene of one of South Africa's deadliest inner-city fires in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday. Jerome Delay/AP hide caption
With Johannesburg's building fire, the misery of gang-hijacked towers comes into focus
Firefighters work on the scene of a deadly blaze in downtown Johannesburg on Thursday. AP hide caption
This video grab shoes the spokesperson for the mutinous soldiers speaking on state television as they announce that they had seized power in Libreville on Wednesday. AP hide caption