Katharine Houreld

Kenya

East Africa Bureau Chief at The Washington Post

Muckraker, traveler, adventuress. East Africa Bureau Chief for the Washington Post. Email: katharine.houreld at https://t.co/3ciyjkLVHS

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Articles

Around the world, Catholics seem eager to embrace an American pope

4 days ago | postguam.com | William Booth |Katharine Houreld |Rebecca Tan |Terrence McCoy

The world is a noisy and chaotic place, and America is very loud right now. It dominates economies, headlines and conversations. And now, for the first time, the Catholic Church has an American pope. There are 1.4 billion Catholics. Will they, especially in the developing world, in the Global South - where the church is growing so quickly - embrace Leo XIV? It is very early, but the answer appears to be yes. This was a moment when many of the faithful thought they might get an African or Asian pope.
Catholics around the world embrace an American pope

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | William Booth |Katharine Houreld |Terrence McCoy |Rebecca Tan |Mary Beth Sheridan |Rachel Chason

Catholics around the world embrace an American pope (washingtonpost.com) Catholics around the world embrace an American pope By William Booth; Katharine Houreld; Terrence McCoy; Rebecca Tan; Mary Beth Sheridan; Rachel Chason 2025050917004700 The world is a noisy and chaotic place, and right now America is very loud. It dominates: economies, headlines, conversations. And now the Catholic Church, for the first time, has an American pope.
Drone strikes pummel Port Sudan in dramatic escalation of civil war

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Katharine Houreld |Hafiz Haroun

Drone strikes pummel Port Sudan in dramatic escalation of civil war (washingtonpost.com) Drone strikes pummel Port Sudan in dramatic escalation of civil war By Katharine Houreld; Hafiz Haroun 2025050612010400 Drone strikes hit multiple targets in Sudan on Tuesday, including the country's only functional international airport, oil terminals, an electricity station and a hotel, marking the third day of strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on the military stronghold of Port Sudan, a...
Drone strikes pummel Port Sudan in dramatic escalation of civil war

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Katharine Houreld

5 hours agoSudan: MOTION GRAPHIC - Explosions, massive fires reported at Port Sudan’s southern port and airportSHOTLIST: PORT SUDAN, SUDAN (MAY 6, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. MOTION GRAPHIC SHOWING AREAS OF EXPLOSIONS, MASSIVE FIRES REPORTED AT PORT SUDAN'S SOUTHERN PORT AND AIRPORTPORT SUDAN, SUDAN - MAY 6, 2025: Explosions and fires were reported early Tuesday at the Southern Port in Port Sudan, the country’s de facto administrative capital.
Mass displacement and horrific eyewitness accounts follow Sudan camp attack

4 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Katharine Houreld |Hafiz Haroun

Tens of thousands of people have fled attacks on camps for displaced families in Sudan, the United Nations’ migration agency says, as eyewitnesses and survivors described horrific scenes from a refugee camp attacked by paramilitary forces and as the conflict, described as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, reached its second anniversary.
Mass displacement, horrific eyewitness accounts follow Sudan camp attack

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Katharine Houreld |Hafiz Haroun

Mass displacement, horrific eyewitness accounts follow Sudan camp attack (washingtonpost.com) Mass displacement, horrific eyewitness accounts follow Sudan camp attack By Katharine Houreld; Hafiz Haroun 2025041514492500 Tens of thousands of people have fled attacks on camps for displaced families in Sudan, the United Nations' migration agency says, as eyewitnesses and survivors described an onslaught by paramilitary forces just days before the second anniversary of a civil war seen as the...
Paramilitary attack kills over 100 in Sudan | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 month ago | arkansasonline.com | Katharine Houreld

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. A Sudanese paramilitary force has killed more than 100 civilians, including nine aid workers, in an attack on a famine-struck camp for displaced families, a regional health official said Saturday. The attack comes just days ahead of the two-year anniversary of the start of the civil war in Sudan, which has become one of the world's deadliest conflicts.
Sudan paramilitary kills dozens, including 9 aid workers, health official says

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Katharine Houreld |Hafiz Haroun

Sudan paramilitary kills dozens, including 9 aid workers, health official says (washingtonpost.com) Sudan paramilitary kills dozens, including 9 aid workers, health official says By Katharine Houreld; Hafiz Haroun 2025041214354200 A Sudanese paramilitary force has killed around 100 civilians, including nine aid workers, in an attack on a famine-struck camp for displaced families, a regional health official said on Saturday.
Trump’s PEPFAR cuts upend the lives of Kenyan families battling HIV

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Katharine Houreld

Trump’s PEPFAR cuts upend the lives of Kenyan families battling HIV (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s PEPFAR cuts upend the lives of Kenyan families battling HIV By Katharine Houreld 2025040509005600 NAIROBI — The clamor of small voices fills Mary's tiny flat. Four of the children are hers; she took in the other four when their mother was killed. One of the girls has HIV.
South Sudan president Salva Kiir arrest of VP Riek Machar, opposition says

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Katharine Houreld

The president of South Sudan has arrested his vice president, according to a statement released by the vice president’s party on Thursday, threatening to plunge the oil-rich but deeply impoverished nation back into full-fledged civil war. President Salva Kiir ordered the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar on Wednesday night, the statement said. Machar’s bodyguards were disarmed and were taken away, the statement added.