A U.N. official stopped short of officially declaring a famine in the country. But some aid workers said that the threshold had already been reached.

In a sweeping rejection of claims that the Aug. 9 vote had been rigged, the court confirmed Vice President William Ruto as the country’s fifth president.

The attack in central Somalia comes even as the country faces a devastating drought that has left almost half its population hungry.

A judicial panel ruled the energy giant had not properly consulted local communities, possibly setting a broader precedent for challenges to offshore drilling activities.

The Supreme Court is expected to rule by Monday on whether the recent election of William Ruto as president, now mired in a welter of conflicting accusations, should stand.

Health officials met with families that had waited more than two months to learn why 21 teenagers died one June night in an overcrowded bar.

Newly released data seen by The New York Times suggests that the Kremlin-affiliated Wagner Group plays a central role in violence against civilians in the Central African Republic and Mali.

Exploring the country’s Arab influence is an impossibly romantic journey, involving palaces with intricate geometric designs, castles and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.

The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola won in the general election with the lowest margin since coming to power in 1975.

On a three-day visit, the French president said he was seeking “truth and acknowledgment” over the war and colonialism.

The worst fighting in two years rocked Tripoli on Saturday, as residents feared a return to war.

Local medics said seven people died, including several children, as the region in northern Ethiopia plunged deeper into conflict just days after a truce collapsed.

The study said the dugong, a vegetarian mammal that ranges across Asia and Africa, has essentially vanished from the country’s coastline.

Clashes on the border of the Tigray region raised concern about another wave of violence in a ruinous civil war and fueled fears about the fate of millions already on the verge of famine.

The election may not change the country’s government, but the contest reflects the growing discontent of young voters, many of whom are unemployed.

The assault was the most sustained and complex in the capital since a new president was elected in May. Officials said more than 100 were wounded.

As more looted art comes back to Africa, countries have wrestled with the right way to display it. That 200,000 people have lined up for a show suggests Benin has found an answer.

The pilots reportedly could not be reached by air traffic control and were woken by an onboard alarm. The airline said they have been suspended pending an investigation.

The attack was the first major outbreak of violence in Mogadishu, the country’s capital, since the election of a new president in May. The insurgent group Al Shabab claimed responsibility.

In his fifth, and possibly last, bid for president, Raila Odinga failed to enthuse a crucial bloc of voters in his own backyard that would have catapulted him to the top job.