Africa

Catholicism Thrives in Africa, but Pope’s Cameroon Visi...

Catholicism is growing fast on the continent, yet Africans play a comparatively ...

South Africa Names Roelf Meyer, Apartheid-Era Negotiato...

The move comes as the country looks to strengthen diplomatic ties with the Unite...

Whydah Gally Shipwreck Corrects a Myth About African Gold

Centuries-old European tales about Gold Coast traders adulterating precious meta...

Benin’s Romuald Wadagni Poised to Win Presidential Elec...

Romuald Wadagni received 94 percent of the vote, according to provisional result...

With Algeria Visit, Pope Leo Returns to His Augustinian...

Some theologians say the pontiff’s understanding of Augustine’s teachings helped...

Scores Killed in Nigerian Military Strikes as Clashes W...

Nigerian officials said they attacked a terrorist enclave, but locals and rights...

Iran’s South Africa Mission Trolls Trump Amid Hormuz Ce...

Official social media accounts for Iranian embassies have engaged in information...

South African Writer Mfundi Vundla Gets Personal in His...

Mfundi Vundla spent 21 years in exile and created the popular television show “G...

These Chimps Began the Bloodiest ‘War’ on Record. No On...

A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of hu...

The Hit Erotica Writers Outwitting Nigeria’s Religious ...

Zealous officials burned their predecessors’ romance novels. Now, young Muslim w...

Trump’s USAID Overhaul Sent Millions More Dollars to Bi...

While organizations in the developing world were nearly shut out, the big aid ag...

Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran

The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” Until this admin...

Stephen Lewis Was a Singular Man on a Mission

Heartbreaking scenes of death from H.I.V. in Africa enraged and fueled the work ...

Trump Wants to Make Deportation Deals. Autocrats Are Re...

The White House has turned deportations, a signature domestic issue, into a majo...

Liamine Zeroual, Algerian President During Civil War, D...

Cutting short his five-year term amid a scarring conflict, he was perhaps a firs...

Trump’s Cuts Have Eviscerated Once-Bipartisan Foreign A...

Acting mostly with approval from the Republican-led Congress, President Trump cl...