Africa

Jocelyn Bioh’s ‘School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girl...

“School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play,” written by Jocelyn Bioh and dir...

At Least 23 Killed in Nigeria as Insurgent Attacks Go O...

A teaching hospital and two markets in the city of Maiduguri were hit in what a ...

No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Pon...

A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet...

What Do Africans Think of Trump’s Travel Ban List?

The restrictions on half the continent have been called racist and unfair. “We d...

Oil Prices May Not Fall Soon, U.S. Energy Secretary Says

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway f...

In Scolding the New U.S. Ambassador, South Africa Signa...

The latest clash between the two countries illustrates the depths to which relat...

Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and...

Unleashing his inner hawk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans President Trump’...

Mahmood Mamdani, Father of NYC Mayor, Is Writing a Book...

At once, Mahmood Mamdani’s fame was eclipsed by his son’s. At the same time, the...

Drone Strike in Congo Kills 3, Including U.N. Worker

The attack struck a residential area of Goma, killing an employee of the U.N.’s ...

Lemurs Love This Fruit That Is Choking Madagascar’s For...

The strawberry guava, one of the world’s worst invasive species, hinders forest ...

From 2011: Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate,...

A Kenyan environmentalist, she began by paying women a few shillings to plant tr...

South African President on Trump’s Oval Office ‘Ambush’...

In an interview with The New York Times, President Cyril Ramaphosa opened up abo...

Ethiopia’s Demand for a Port Drives Fear of New War Wit...

Both sides have moved troops toward their shared border, while Ethiopia has accu...

In Sierra Leone, a New Maternal Hospital Aims to be the...

The country has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Isata ...

U.S. Hunts for Militants as the Nigerian Military Is Ac...

The country has one of the most feared armed forces in Africa, yet within its ow...

U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Rwanda, Saying It Sabotaged Tru...

Rwanda’s government responded by claiming the sanctions unjustly targeted only o...