Aliou Cissé, one of the best of a new generation of African coaches, has reinvented Senegal’s national team and given the country a new sense of patriotism. His next goal: the World Cup.
The catastrophe underscored an overlooked reality in the fight against extreme weather: Protecting people is as much about tackling social issues as environmental ones.
The Lagos-born, Ireland-raised dancer Mufutau Yusuf comes to the Irish Arts Center with “Owe,” a solo, he says, “about my ancestry, my Yoruba heritage.”
Many developing countries don’t keep official death records. A novel effort uses “electronic autopsies” to count deaths, and record their cause.
Temporary protected status will allow an estimated 40,000 Cameroonians to legally live and work in the United States.
Samia Suluhu Hassan became the only female head of government in Africa when her predecessor suddenly died. She is setting a new course.
Some people seeking refuge in Britain would be flown thousands of miles to the central African country, a significant hardening of migration policy.
Some people seeking refuge in Britain would be flown thousands of miles to the central African country, a significant hardening of migration policy.
Des décennies après leur indépendance, l’influence persistante de l’ancienne puissance coloniale est contestée dans de nombreux pays africains.
Decades after independence, many African countries are increasingly troubled by the ongoing influence of their former colonial power.
President Cyril Ramaphosa traveled to the east coast, which was pounded by days of rain that washed away bridges and swept homes from their foundations.
Torrential rain left a trail of destruction in the coastal city of Durban — the latest disaster in a season of storms that some scientists say has been intensified by climate change.
A military tribunal sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré, who is now in exile, to life in prison for his role in the 1987 assassination.
A military tribunal sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré, who is now in exile, to life imprisonment for his role in the 1987 killing of Thomas Sankara.
A brutal campaign against a rebellion in Western Sudan displaced millions and left the world aghast. Two decades later, the first and only war crimes trial has gotten underway.
The State Department and the French foreign ministry said they were alarmed at reports of deaths caused by the Malian armed forces and their allies — Russian mercenaries with the Wagner Group.
Mr. Rusesabagina, who inspired the movie “Hotel Rwanda” and later lived in exile in the United States, had been given a 25-year term in a case condemned by human-rights groups.
After settling a lawsuit filed during the Trump administration, the Fish and Wildlife Service granted six permits to bring elephant parts into the country. It may approve more in the coming months.
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