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Mariel Müller

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A Sudanese woman turns her back to the camera in a refugee camp in Chad

A Sudanese woman turns her back to the camera in a refugee camp in Chad

Rape is being used as a weapon of war in Sudan

Widespread sexual violence is reported by many women and children who have sought safety in neighboring Chad.

Chantal Uwanyirigira, a survivor of Rwanda's 1994 genocide, seen next to pews strewn with victims' clothes

Chantal Uwanyirigira, a survivor of Rwanda's 1994 genocide, seen next to pews strewn with victims' clothes

Survivors remember Rwanda's 1994 genocide

Chantal Uwanyirigira took DW to the Nyamata memorial, her former church and the site of one of the massacres.

A mother sits on a hospital bed next to a sleeping small child draped with a thin blanket.

A mother sits on a hospital bed next to a sleeping small child draped with a thin blanket.

Sudan's plight: 25 million people need humanitarian aid

DW's Mariel Müller reports from the Nuba mountains in the south of Sudan where the humanitarian situation is dire.

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Paul Kagame waves to a crowd

Paul Kagame waves to a crowd

Paul Kagame: Rwanda's strongman leader

Paul Kagame: Rwanda's strongman leader

Three decades on, Paul Kagame is set to re-extend his leadership of Rwanda.

A view of Rwanda Patriotic Front supporters, all wearing red t-shirts and one of them holding a poster with the picture of Rwandan President Paul Kagame

A view of Rwanda Patriotic Front supporters, all wearing red t-shirts and one of them holding a poster with the picture of Rwandan President Paul Kagame

How free and fair will Rwanda's upcoming election be?

How free and fair will Rwanda's upcoming election be?

Paul Kagame has been Rwanda's leader since 1994, when the country's genocide ended.

The mother of 19-year-old Ibrahim Kamau carries his portrait during a candlelight vigil

The mother of 19-year-old Ibrahim Kamau carries his portrait during a candlelight vigil

Kenyans vow to continue anti-government protests

Kenyans vow to continue anti-government protests

What started as a protest against a tax bill is now a demand for justice for those killed by police.

woman walking passed huts in a refugee camp

woman walking passed huts in a refugee camp

Reports of widespread rape and killing in Sudan's Darfur

Reports of widespread rape and killing in Sudan's Darfur

Rights groups say the RSF and allied Arab militias have committed widespread atrocities in Sudan.

A young Kenyan carries a rolled-up dirty mattress across a previously flooded area that looks heavily devastated.

A young Kenyan carries a rolled-up dirty mattress across a previously flooded area that looks heavily devastated.

Kenyans try to pick up the pieces after deadly floods

Kenyans try to pick up the pieces after deadly floods

The devastation has left flood victims in Kenya helpless and angry with the government response.

Conflict between Congo's army and M23 rebels has disrupted the flow of supplies to the city of Goma.

Conflict between Congo's army and M23 rebels has disrupted the flow of supplies to the city of Goma.

Congo's conflict with M23 rebels forcing thousands to flee

Congo's conflict with M23 rebels forcing thousands to flee

Conflict between Congo's army and M23 rebels has disrupted the flow of supplies to the city of Goma.

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