Officials acknowledge that Kenya has a doping problem, but many athletes who are seeking an edge also want a way out of poverty.
The attack raised questions about diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in the Central African country.
The move by a paramilitary-led coalition may make it even harder for the African country to hold together.
He funneled cash and weapons to the Irish Republican Army from Libya, and was involved in bombings that targeted Margaret Thatcher and others, killing scores of people.
A London auction house says there is “no documented evidence” that an intricately carved grasshopper is from the boy king’s tomb. Its estimated price is up to $675,000.
Thousands of people were working on the informal mining site in eastern Congo, in an area controlled by an armed militia.
The Trump administration sent five deportees to Eswatini, an African kingdom, saying that their own countries would not take them. But Eswatini says it will send them home.
Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.
Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.
The aid group accused Ethiopia’s government of failing to properly investigate the slayings, which took place in the Tigray region in 2021. A New York Times investigation found that Ethiopian soldiers were responsible.
Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. treatment, has come out of retirement as U.S. funding cuts and his own government’s inertia revive old fears.
A former military strongman, he won one democratic election in 2015, and another in 2019, but struggled to make good on promises to tackle corruption and terrorism.
The police minister was suspended amid allegations that he had protected figures with ties to a criminal syndicate, adding pressure on the country’s embattled government.
Eight men sent by the United States to South Sudan could presage a new approach to Trump-era deportations, even as critics say the practice could amount to “enforced disappearance.”
The International Criminal Court has “reasonable grounds to believe” war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed, the court’s deputy prosecutor said.
Researchers found that the animals are capable of using their trunks to make a range of gestures that express their intentions and wants.
The administration is aiming to strike deals to expand the United States’ access to critical minerals and to counter China’s rising influence in Africa.
Simmering anger against President William Ruto’s government has boiled over into clashes between protesters and the police, who have deployed live rounds, tear gas and water cannons.
A government led by freedom fighters who helped to liberate the country more than 30 years ago is now overseeing a police force accused of staggering abuses.
A data analysis by The New York Times shows that a form of torture popular during apartheid endures in the country despite laws designed to eliminate it.
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