Insurgents used two booby-trapped vehicles full of explosives in the raid, the West African nation’s military said. The uptick in violence has come as French troops prepare to leave the country.
Two people infected with the virus died in Ghana last month, though no other cases were found, experts said. The disease’s fatality rate is high.
Thirty-three men, part of a larger group, were given 11 months in prison after a deadly border-crossing effort.
José Eduardo dos Santos ruled Angola for 38 years. But he died in Spain. A dispute over where to lay him to rest has divided his family and could decide the fate of his political party.
The warning came two days after the W.H.O., a United Nations agency, declared that Covid-19 was still a global public health emergency that was not going anywhere.
Two employees were also arrested. Investigators have yet to say what killed the teenagers, who were found one June night collapsed in an overcrowded bar.
In the Congo River Basin, people who collect bundles of wood to make charcoal are playing a surprisingly large role in the deforestation of a region that rivals the Amazon in importance.
Experts hope the running star’s revelations will humanize migrants’ struggles, but they don’t expect policy changes in a country that is trying to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Tens of thousands of manuscripts were smuggled out of Timbuktu under jihadists’ noses, containing a wealth of knowledge about science, governance and peace-making. Now the public is getting a look.
An endangered gem of lush greenery in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s economic hub, is at the center of government efforts to promote ecotourism. Those who live and work there worry about what it means for them.
The shootings further highlighted concerns about safety, coming only two weeks after 21 teenagers died mysteriously in a coastal city tavern.
As Angola’s president for 38 years, Mr. dos Santos ended the country’s civil war. He also launched an economic boom, but it mainly benefited his family and friends.
Allegations of a second recent ethnic massacre in the restive region of Oromia further destabilize a country already coping with civil war in a northern region.
Teenagers inside a tavern where 21 died one June night recall a mysterious gas and then a crush to escape. Community members blame the tavern owner, and the police for failing to respond.
A downpour, a dust storm and an encounter with a lively dig team offered a photographer a new perspective on the country’s celebrated tombs.
More than 120 militia groups are wreaking terror in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which now accuses neighboring Rwanda of backing one particularly violent group.
Two of the renowned artifacts were given back to Nigeria on Friday, and Germany intends to give the African country ownership of some 1,100 more.
What do infectious diseases, T-cells, tomatoes, heart failure, sickle cell anemia and sorghum harvests have in common?
Initial reports suggested that there had been a stampede inside the club, in the coastal city of East London.
The deaths occurred during an attempted mass crossing by 2,000 people over border fences into Melilla. Several human rights groups have called for an investigation.
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