Archaeologists offer a new explanation for one of the century’s grislier finds, “a carefully gathered collection of hands” in a 3,500-year-old temple.

The massacre of nine workers in the Central African Republic and other recent attacks raise questions about China’s ability to protect its citizens overseas.

Hundreds were drawn to a remote wilderness in southeastern Kenya by the End Times preaching of pastor Paul Mackenzie. Relatives and ex-members tried to intervene, but some did not want to be rescued.

Officials hope the agreement will allow the delivery of life-saving aid and ease conditions for the millions of Sudanese suffering after nearly four weeks of fighting between rival generals.

Officials hope the agreement will allow the delivery of life-saving aid and ease conditions for the millions of Sudanese suffering after nearly four weeks of fighting between rival generals.

The American ambassador to South Africa told reporters that Washington is confident a Russian ship picked up a load of weapons and ammunition near Cape Town in December.

Sudan’s capital city has become an arena for a battle between two generals vying for power, while residents brave shelling, looting and dwindling supplies of food, water, medicine and electricity.

Lesley Lokko, its first curator of African descent, brings an ambitious exploration of the continent’s impact on the globe.

Days after the flooding began, survivors are still pulling victims from the rubble and mud, and thousands have been left homeless. More rain is likely in the coming days.

American officials say they hope representatives of two rival Sudanese generals will agree to an enduring cease-fire and to allowing humanitarian aid into the country.

As feuding generals turned the Sudanese capital into a war zone, two university students navigated a battered Toyota through the chaos to rescue dozens of desperate people.

The move could increase tensions between South Africa and the United States as it moves to isolate Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

Many areas across East Africa have in recent years experienced both severe droughts and heavy rainfalls that killed many and damaged property and crops.

Critics say the Biden administration and its partners were naïve about the intentions of two rival generals and failed to empower civilian leaders.

The United Nations predicted that the figure would rise to more than 800,000 by year end, in addition to more than 300,000 people internally displaced already.

Port Sudan, on the Red Sea, has been overwhelmed by people fleeing the violence and scrambling to join an evacuation to Saudi Arabia.

The medical professionals who remain face meager supplies and harrowing conditions, even setting up field hospitals in living rooms amid the fighting.

The fragile peace that quieted years of genocidal violence in Darfur is at risk again.

As the clashes entered the 14th day, foreign powers continued evacuating their nationals as they warned of escalating violence in the coming days.

In parts of Khartoum that have been taken over by a feared paramilitary force, the civilians who have not fled endure an uneasy coexistence with fighters who are battling the regular army.