Nicholas Bariyo

Rebel fighters in Sudan’s civil war have a lucrative way to fund their campaign: looting the country’s museums wsj.com/world/africa/t… via @WSJ

A rare and deadly “civil war” has broken out between two factions of chimps in Africa. The dispute erupted in what was once a cohesive group of about 200 chimps whose ties stretched back two decades. It took just 3 years for them to turn on each other. on.wsj.com/4czyLI3

“Any deal Trump gets now is worse than the one that was on the table when he decided to blow things up,” wsj.com/world/middle-e… via @WSJ

“Trump had said that help was on the way for the people of Iran,” she said, “but the prolongation of the war and the destruction of infrastructure, universities, pharmaceutical companies, et cetera, has made us very worried.”wsj.com/world/middle-e… via @WSJ

“To the Iranians, the Strait of Hormuz now matters more than the nuclear program. The nuclear program was symbolic, but didn’t provide them with any deterrence.” wsj.com/world/middle-e… via @WSJ

Irked by U.S. sanctions, Rwanda is threatening to stop protecting an Exxon Mobil project from Islamic State wsj.com/world/africa/i… via @WSJ

Student visas for Africa’s best and brightest were canceled by the Trump administration, leaving empty seats and broken dreams. “A punch to the heart,” said one woman who lost her scholarship. on.wsj.com/3Pwmprd

When the groom drops his wedding ring in the turquoise waters off Mauritius, there’s only one guy to call wsj.com/lifestyle/trav… via @WSJ

A Ugandan gay-rights hotline is busiest on weekend nights, when the bars in the conservative East African country are crowded with gay singles—and the police informants who prey on them on.wsj.com/4t0bzYQ

Iran has some 200,000 prisoners, including political dissidents, recent protesters and American and European hostages. The war has put them in even graver danger. wsj.com/world/middle-e… via @WSJ

President Trump is pressuring allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and relieve pressure on the global economy. So far, most of them aren’t biting. wsj.com/world/u-s-alli… via @WSJ

Betrayal, gunfights, kidnapping and a stolen case of Sprite: 24 hours inside a failed coup wsj.com/world/africa/c… via @WSJ

Sea mines are simple weapons that could give Iran outsize power to wreak havoc with the global economy wsj.com/world/middle-e… via @WSJ

As the fighting in Ukraine drags on, Moscow is casting its net farther afield to find fresh reinforcements from Africa. wsj.com/world/russia-l… via @WSJ

Trump says white South Africans are persecuted; some are returning to a better life reuters.com/world/us/trump…

Putin hasn’t been shy about gloating over the upside of the Iran conflict for Russia, as oil prices surge and the U.S. reevaluates its punitive measures on Russian crude wsj.com/world/russia/a… via @WSJ

When Russian bombing cut the power and heat to Radoslava Kabachiy’s home in Kyiv, she did what Ukrainians always do when Moscow attacks: headed for the village. In a village, you always find refuge, food and something that helps you to hold up emotionally. wsj.com/world/europe/u… via @WSJ

Each side in the Iran war seems to have miscalculated how the other would behave, triggering an ever-expanding conflict with few clear ways out in the foreseeable future on.wsj.com/4cxHQBI

How Russia Attracts Fresh Recruits From Africa to Fight in Ukraine wsj.com/video/how-russ…

Decades after it lost its coast to Eritrea, Ethiopia has moved its forces close to the border region—raising fears of another civil war with nearby rebels on.wsj.com/3MS8ACB