A deal to allow the Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler to cash out his mining positions in the Democratic Republic of Congo has enraged human rights activists and some government officials.

Ousman Sonko, who served under an autocratic president now in exile, was found guilty of multiple counts of intentional homicide, torture and false imprisonment against citizens of the West African country.

New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland Africa and Australia.

The East African country is preparing to send hundreds of police officers as the first wave of a multinational force aimed at stabilizing the chaos-ridden Caribbean nation.

Witnesses and human rights groups claim the West African country’s military killed more than 220 people, including women and children, in February. It was neither a mistake nor a one-off, they say.

Memory Banda’s battle, which she has been waging since she was a teenager in a village in Malawi, started with a poignant question: “Why should this be happening to girls so young?”

Spurred by his anger at the African National Congress, Mr. Zuma formed his own political party and is gathering support among voters aggrieved by the failures of South Africa’s governing party.

The Central African country’s incumbent president and his prime minister both ran. Shortly after the prime minister claimed victory, the president was declared the winner.

The authorities in Senegal said the incident involving the aircraft, a Boeing 737 that was flying to Mali, was under investigation.

Three days after the collapse of a four-story building that was under construction, rescuers were still combing through some 3,000 tons of concrete rubble even as signs of life faded.

More than half a dozen nations have pledged personnel to a multinational effort to stabilize Haiti, where gangs have taken over much of the capital, setting off a major humanitarian crisis.

Although a resident confessed to setting the August 2023 blaze that killed 76 people in a dilapidated building, a report found that officials had ignored warning signs for years.

Nine months after a coup in Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, an ally of France and the U.S., remains locked in the presidential residence, cut off from contact with anyone but his doctor.

Until now, key players had blocked the establishment of a court that could hold them accountable for atrocities like murder, rape and torture.

A three-team race is deciding this year’s Premier League champion. The competition’s global reach means a significant portion of the world’s population is following along.

For years, activists and politicians have led discussions about whether disputed museum objects should go back to their countries of origin. At this year’s Biennale, artists are entering the fray.

A three-team race is deciding this year’s Premier League champion. The competition’s global reach means a significant portion of the world’s population is following along.

The heavy rains that have pounded East Africa for weeks, killing hundreds, have now spilled into the Masai Mara, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife national reserves.

The West African country said it killed Abu Huzeifa, a commander in an Islamic State affiliate who was involved in a 2017 attack in neighboring Niger that killed American Green Berets and Nigerien forces.

The Central African nation’s May 6 election appears to offer voters a choice. But it’s been masterminded, analysts say, to rubber-stamp the rule of the incumbent, Mahamat Idriss Déby.