AFRICA

Russia was once dismissed as a “regional power" with limited influence and capacity. Now, the White House sees it alongside China as a primary adversary.

Some stations reported more than 12 inches of rain in 24 hours, leading to intense flooding and landslides.

Suppliers in Africa’s energy markets are looking to partner with investors in Europe who can no longer rely on Russian natural gas, which has long been their dominant source.

In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. Stephen Townsend, head of U.S. Africa Command, and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, addressed the limitations they face in confronting affiliates of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.

More than 130 world leaders, economists, humanitarians, scientists and other prominent figures are calling for an end to vaccine monopolies, urging action to rapidly vaccinate low- and middle-income countries.

The Pentagon blamed the fatalities at Manda Bay on militants who staged the attack.

Giants of the Global South — including India, Brazil and South Africa — are hedging their bets while China still publicly backs the Russian president.

Hundreds have arrived in Mali since December as more countries are hiring the shadowy military contractors.

Mbowe's release came as a surprise and was on the day he was expected to testify before court.

Dr. Farmer, the subject of Tracy Kidder's book "Mountains Beyond Mountains," devoted his professional life to improving health care in the most destitute corners of the world.

Africa has accounted for only a tiny sliver of confirmed cases around the world. But new studies suggest case numbers there may be severely undercounted.

The departure raises questions about who will fill the security void as extremist attacks surge in Mali and across West Africa.

The move was expected after the countries’ public sparring plunged to a new low.

A lone scientist has taken it upon herself to find out why thousands of the animals have died along southern Africa’s Atlantic coast over the past six months.

Scientists say that the action provides more evidence that chimpanzees have the capacity for “prosocial behaviors," which are linked to empathy in humans.

Aid workers at the displacement camp in Tigray hit by the drone strike were adamant that the people killed and wounded were civilians fleeing the war rather than combatants in it.

For the first time since 1972, Cameroon hosted the Africa Cup of Nations. This year, Egypt took on Senegal.