Africa



The French president arrived as a savior, but he alone won't be able to shake up Lebanon's political status quo.

The singer’s project is meant to be “very, very African.” But some Senegalese took issue with a lack of local hires.

The steadfast critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame has long alleged a smear campaign.


Col. Assimi Goita worked for years with U.S. forces fighting extremism in West Africa.

But the military takeover in Mali is unlikely to be the last pandemic-era power change.

The nation’s president is ousted at a precarious moment for the region.

The chaos follows months of protests against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.

Simple protective measures have stopped flu. But the coronavirus is far more contagious.

A gun battle to retake the hotel in Mogadishu lasted four hours.

Niger is fighting to control a radical Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands.

The spreading disaster is threatening protected habitats and tourism in the Indian Ocean island nation. France and Japan have pledged help.

The MV Wakashio ran into a reef in Mauritius. Locals rushed to prevent widespread damage.

Mass anti-corruption protests were planned for Friday. Security forces were widely deployed.

Livestock dominates Somali exports, mostly going toward feeding pilgrims in Saudi Arabia.

The Ogiek say the government has promised to let them return to the Mau Forest. Officials say otherwise.

Among those detained are a prominent journalist and an activist who called for mass protests.

U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warned that “foreign interference” was “reaching unprecedented levels.”

The demonstrations come as the nation confronts a coronavirus outbreak, a failing economy and the world’s fastest-growing Islamist insurgency.

African communities that depend on tourism are considering a return to grazing, jeopardizing decades of wildlife conservation efforts across the continent’s vast grasslands.

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