Africa 54 - September 21, 2021| Failed Coup in Sudan, UNGA 76t, & an Interview with S.Sudan VP Top Stories: Sudanese authorities on Tuesday said they had foiled an attempted coup and that the interrogation of suspects is due to begin. Police in London appealed on Tuesday to anyone with information about the murder of a Nigerian boy whose torso was found in the River Thames 20 years ago to come forward to help them solve the case, which they believe may have been a ritualistic killing.The boy was aged five or six when his body, which had had the head and limbs severed, was found floating near Tower Bridge. Police believe he was trafficked from Nigeria to Britain, possibly via Germany.The boy's identity remains a mystery. Police have named him "Adam" and say forensic tests show he was from Nigeria. This week New York will see one of its first large gatherings since the coronavirus pandemic, when more than a hundred world leaders are expected to return to the United Nations for their annual meetings. South Sudan’s Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior visited Washington, D.C. before heading to New York to attend the 76th United Nations General Assembly. Mrs. de Mabior sat down with VOA’s Nabeel Biajo over the weekend and said her team has been meeting with “friends” of South Sudan including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to brief them on the implementation of South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement and seek their support. She also discussed the size of her delegation given the COVID-19 restrictions and the challenges that the Coalition Government is trying to overcome. Donkey owners in Kenya are demanding a permanent ban on the slaughter of the animals after a court lifted a temporary ban earlier this year. They say their donkeys are being stolen and killed to meet a demand for beauty products and so-called medicine in China. BloLab, a startup in Benin is converting plastic jerricans into computers using recycled components and distributing them to the public at a low cost. U.S. authorities have closed the port of entry at Del Rio, Texas, as more than 12,000 Haitians have arrived seeking asylum, and the Biden administration is flying them out in what may be the fastest large-scale expulsion of migrants in U.S. history. Germany is preparing to elect a new leader in elections scheduled September 26, as incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel's 16 years in power come to an end. As Henry Ridgwell reports from Berlin, her successor will face a series of immediate geopolitical challenges — from the rise of China to balancing transatlantic relations. The crew of a sailing ship is working to revive a clean-energy way of delivering goods in New York state. VOA’s Aaron Fedor sails with them along the Hudson River to learn about the history of some of the places along the way and the benefits of trading under sail