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.

The Kremlin armed a generation of freedom fighters in Africa, like Joana Gomes, who helped Guinea-Bissau win liberation. So her decision to take Moscow’s side in its war with Ukraine was never in doubt.

The government blamed extreme heat and strong winds. Heat waves in the North African nation, about 80 percent of which is covered by the Sahara, are expected to increase in frequency and severity.

After José Eduardo dos Santos died in Spain, the decision on where to bury him pitted his widow and the Angolan government against some of his adult children.

The impact that made the submarine depression probably occurred close to the dinosaur-ending Chicxulub event, but researchers say much remains to be learned.

Who should rightfully inherit the throne of the legendary King Shaka Zulu? Some royals have criticized the leading contender as a reckless playboy unfit to lead a storied African monarchy.

A sharply divided electorate and uncertainty over how the apparent loser will react have roiled a nation pivotal to East Africa’s stability.

The fatal shooting of the head ranger at the Timbavati reserve in South Africa has stoked concerns that organized poaching syndicates are targeting wildlife protectors.

Kenya is often held up as a beacon of democracy in Africa, but as the latest election showed, it is not always pretty. Disputes started even before a winner was named.

The last unit of the French military mission, Operation Barkhane, crossed into neighboring Niger, from where France will run its counterterrorism efforts in the region.