The African National Congress party severed ties with its former leader over his decision to become the leading voice of an opposition party in the last election, calling its platform “dangerous.”
By John Eligon and Lynsey Chutel
Here is what we know about the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s views on issues like migration and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
By Eve Sampson
The use of artificial intelligence is exploding around the world, but the technology’s language models are primarily trained in English, leaving many speakers of other languages behind.
By Sara Ruberg
A country torn apart by civil war could soon face one of the world’s worst famines in decades, experts said.
By Declan Walsh and Ivor Prickett
The outbreak may be the first ever documented in marine mammals.
By Emily Anthes
The West African nation of Burkina Faso was once known for its lively arts scene. Now, it is a country torn apart by Islamist extremists and the government’s brutal effort to drive them out.
By Elian Peltier and Guerchom Ndebo
In seven years, Racheal Kundananji went from playing her first organized game to signing a multimillion-dollar contract. Her rise could have lasting effects.
By John Eligon
He believed that music could transcend national borders set by colonialism and restore ancient ties, even as it embraced the changes of a globalizing society.
By Giovanni Russonello
A waterlogged hillside above a village gave way, burying several houses in mud. Neighbors and rescue workers who had rushed to help were hit by a second slide.
By Lynsey Chutel and Kumerra Gemechu
After at least 10 sacks with body parts were found in a dump, a suspect was said to admit to 42 murders. But some doubt the case, and people with missing loved ones say the police were slow to help.
By Abdi Latif Dahir and Brian Otieno
Overshadowed by fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a dispute in the west between two ethnic groups has resulted in thousands of civilians killed and more than 550,000 displaced near the capital, Kinshasa.
By Elian Peltier
The police said that nine mutilated and dismembered bodies had been discovered, and that the suspect had confessed, only the latest violence against women in a rising tide of it in the East African nation.
By Abdi Latif Dahir
Lawmakers in the West African country had supported overturning the prohibition, but changed course on Monday after a vociferous campaign led by women.
By Ruth Maclean
The Central African nation is voting on a potential fourth term for President Paul Kagame. Opposition figures say they have been threatened and arbitrarily detained.
By Abdi Latif Dahir
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The number found dead or injured in the rubble of the private school in Nigeria was still climbing and dozens, including many students, remained trapped, authorities said.
By Elian Peltier and Ismail Alfa
President William Ruto dismissed all but one of his cabinet secretaries after demonstrations over a finance bill that would have raised taxes led to the deaths of at least 41 people.
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Abdi Latif Dahir
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are withdrawing from a 49-year-old regional alliance that has allowed goods and nearly 400 million people to travel freely across a tightly connected region.
By Elian Peltier
Britain gave Rwanda hundreds of millions of pounds, even though no asylum seekers were deported to the Central African nation under the agreement.
By Abdi Latif Dahir
The sport, in which you strap on a 30-foot kite and skim across the waves, is about to make its Olympic debut. Here’s where non-Olympians can give it a try.
By Nora Walsh
About 400 Kenyan officers have deployed to Haiti as part of the first wave of a multinational contingent tasked with trying to restore order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.
By Frances Robles and Abdi Latif Dahir
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