AFRICA

Namatai Kwekweza said she remained committed to her advocacy for change in Africa, despite a harrowing experience in Zimbabwe. This article is from a special report on the Athens Democracy…

The Health Ministry has reported that 80 percent of the infected are health care professionals. Rwanda’s fragile health care system could become overwhelmed by the deadly Marburg virus, doctors fear,…

Scientists recently found the planet’s longest continuously occupied termite colony in an arid region of South Africa. It dates to the time of the Neanderthals. Last month, Michele Francis, an…

In Rwanda, 11 deaths have been reported from this rare but deadly disease. Two people tested negative in Germany this week. Rwanda is in the midst of an outbreak of…

A shadowy network of ships has registered in Gabon, highlighting how Vladimir V. Putin is building an economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions. The Jaguar, a tanker the length…

The grisly allegations have sparked debate over some of the country’s most explosive issues, including race, gender-based violence and farm ownership. The white-owned farm was well known to residents of…

The boat was carrying about 300 people on the Niger River. Rescuers continued to search for survivors. At least 60 people drowned on Tuesday when a boat carrying hundreds of…

Many others are missing after Yemeni operators instructed hundreds of African migrants on two boats near the Djibouti coast to get off and swim, the International Organization for Migration said.…

Trilobites Male locusts have long been observed shielding mates from other males. Researchers say this behavior may also protect the females from desert temperatures. It may seem like a hopeless…

News Analysis The Biden administration is struggling to halt cooperation among Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. It feels urgency over the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East while…