Africa

A little shy of my teenage years, I made my first discoveries of the world outside the borders of my own country. The first of these came at Expo 67,...

The  climate pattern , a phenomenon of heightened global temperatures and erratic weather conditions, — and continues to do so in 2024. East Africa has been hit by torrential rains that have...

The world is amidst a profound demographic transformation, with aging populations commanding attention. By 2030, the 60-and-above demographic is set to swell by over one-third, surpassing children under five for...

The Biden administration has begun the process of removing U.S. troops from Niger, though a timeline on the effort is not immediately clear. A U.S. defense official confirmed the beginning...

Tunde Onakoya, a chess champion, aims to break the global record for the longest chess marathon in New York City’s Times Square. Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s military chief Gen. Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced Thursday and declared three days of national mourning....

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that the world’s foremost financial institutions—the International Monetary Fund and World Bank (also known as the Bretton Woods Institutions, or BWIs)—need to “evolve”...

A bill to overcome the Supreme Court block on sending migrants to Rwanda is expected to become law this week. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aims to “stop the boats” bringing...

The latest evidence that Washington needs a new Africa policy is on display in Niger. After many months of intense political jockeying, the United States’ security partnership with the country looks...

A U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was accused of killing innocent civilians in...