Benedict’s Recent Stories
World Sep 19
In remote Sudan, the Darfur war remains presentThe Darfur genocide in Sudan received widespread media coverage across the world and led to the arrest of the country’s former leader, Omar al Bashir. Traveling by car, by donkey, and on foot, Special Correspondent Benedict Moran and video journalist…
World Aug 07
In Sudan, a new revolution to keep the spirit of an old revolution aliveAfter a popular uprising brought down the regime of former president Omar Al Bashir in 2019, a transitional government has led Sudan. It established a timetable for democratic elections, and started undertaking economic reforms. But to some Sudanese, the pace…
World Jul 24
On the Ethiopian border, refugees fleeing fighting, famine make for SudanNobel Peace Prize-winner Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia launched a government offensive last November against rebels in the northern region of Tigray. At the time, he promised the war would be over in a matter of weeks. But the…
Nation May 15
Vaccinations are picking up. Is it time to reopen the US-Canada border?The United States and Canada have one of the largest economic partnerships in the world, and share the world’s largest international border. When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, that border was closed to all nonessential traffic. As more people on…
Nation Mar 07
In Arizona, a struggle over a sacred site of the Apache tribeIn southern Arizona, the proposed site of a new mine is pitting the mining company, Resolution Cooper, against the San Carlos Apache people. The site sits above one of the largest untapped copper reserves in North America and is worth…
World Dec 12
Warming Arctic with less ice heats up Cold War tensionsThe Arctic is warming up at near-record speed, twice as fast as the rest of the planet due to climate change, according to the recently-released Arctic Report Card 2020. Shrinking sea ice opens up the inhospitable far North to more…
World Aug 22
The public health crisis you may not know about: snakebitesOver 100,000 people die every year from snakebites, and another 450,000 suffer life-altering injuries. The World Health Organization has labeled snakebites an epidemic, and reports that only half of the anti-venom needed globally is currently being produced. Special correspondent Benedict…
World Apr 12
As Ebola outbreak fades out, Congo prepares for COVID-19Just days before the latest Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared officially over, a new case of the deadly virus was confirmed on Friday. The outbreak began in 2018, infecting thousands of people. Special…
Health Jan 12
Nigeria hits polio milestone as the world eyes eradicationNigeria once had the most cases of wild polio in Africa, but it has now been three years since the disease was last detected. And as health workers there continue looking for children who have not received polio vaccinations, the…
World Oct 20
Liberals face uphill battle after Trudeau’s controversiesCanadians are heading to the polls on Monday to vote in Parliamentary elections. But after four years in power and a string of recent controversies, current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his majority Liberal Party are facing a tough race…