Fighting that erupted in 2023 has forced millions from their homes and left widespread hunger that is now being compounded by strife in the Middle East.

The move comes as the country looks to strengthen diplomatic ties with the United States after months of hostility between the two nations.

A city in Northern Nigeria has turned into a moviemaking machine, churning out hundreds of productions a year.

Visits to three green spaces in and around the South African city reveal a shift in the country’s botanical world, which has long been seen as the province of the white population.

Catholicism is growing fast on the continent, yet Africans play a comparatively small role in church leadership. Cameroon, which Leo XIV will visit Wednesday, shows the divide.