- — South Africa’s Politics May Never Be the Same Again
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at 11/7/26 10:01pmThe African National Congress lost big in local elections, turning a once-dominant force credited with overturning apartheid into “any other political party.”- — Islamist Militant Attack Forces Patients to Flee Ebola Clinic in Congo
- at 11/7/26 5:06amAt least 44 people were killed in a brutal assault by a group loyal to the Islamic State, officials said. The area is a hot spot of the growing Ebola outbreak.
- — U.S. Global Health Strategy Jeopardizes Prevention of Pandemics, Experts Warn
- at 11/6/26 10:17amThe Trump administration has been negotiating agreements with dozens of individual countries. Public health experts say a global agreement would be far more effective.
- — Tanzania’s Opposition Leader Gets a Four-Year Sentence
- at 11/6/26 10:08amTundu Lissu was found guilty of incitement for statements he had made ahead of a presidential election in October 2025.
- — Kenya Cult Leader Handed 200 Year Prison Sentence for Mass Murder
- at 11/6/26 6:53amPaul Nthenge Mackenzie forced followers to starve themselves to meet Jesus and told parents to make sure their children fasted in the sun and died first.
- — Who’s Hiding Secrets About Dag Hammarskjöld’s Death?
- at 11/5/26 10:01pmThe U.N. leader died in a plane crash in 1961. Many suspect foul play, but a lot of information still remains secret.
- — Kehinde Wiley Will Debut New Art Series
- at 11/5/26 9:44amThe artist, who has been facing sexual misconduct allegations, became a single father in May and returns to the gallery world this week with a new show, “What the Light Becomes.”
- — Lana Nusseibeh’s U.N. Bid Collides With U.A.E.’s Role in Sudan
- at 11/5/26 9:42amLana Nusseibeh, one of the Gulf nation’s top diplomats, has led the effort to deny her country’s role in Sudan. Now it’s complicating her bid to become secretary general of the United Nations.
- — Helen Zille Is Running for Mayor of Johannesburg and Needling the ANC
- at 11/4/26 3:23amAs South Africans head to the polls on Wednesday, Helen Zille, 75, is betting voters care less about race and more about public services in her bid to become mayor of Johannesburg.
- — Anthrax Outbreak in Africa’s Oldest National Park Is Killing Hippos
- at 11/3/26 5:48pmThe disease has killed 30 hippopotamuses in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo since September, officials say.
- — An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth
- at 11/3/26 1:57pmThe maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.
- — Drones Emerge as the Top Killer of Civilians in Sudan’s War
- at 11/3/26 3:03amThe weapons have become the No. 1 killer of civilians this year, according to the United Nations, devastating a population already overwhelmed by famine and drought.
- — Trump Removes South Africa From the African Growth and Opportunity Act Trade Program
- at 11/2/26 2:01pmThe decision is the latest measure taken against the country, which the administration has accused of discriminating against white people.
- — Joseph Lagu, Who Led Independence Movement in Southern Sudan, Has Died
- at 11/1/26 3:02amHe played a pivotal role in winning his region’s autonomy from Sudan in 1972, then served as a high-ranking diplomat. He was 94.
- — Nigeria’s Ebola Patient Evacuated as Investigators Press for Answers
- at 10/29/26 12:14pmMore than a week after the first case was reported in Africa’s most populous nation, pressing questions about the infection remain unanswered.
- — U.S. Hits Rwanda With New Sanctions Over a Conflict Trump Declared ‘Ended’
- at 10/29/26 11:13amThe Treasury Department accused Rwanda of undermining a U.S.-brokered peace agreement by supporting a rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
- — How Pastors Mobilize Communities in Congo’s Fight Against Ebola
- at 10/28/26 1:49amAs health care workers fought to control the latest outbreak this year, they got crucial aid from churches in beating back fear and misinformation.
- — South Africa Deploys 500 Soldiers to Quell Anti-Immigration Violence
- at 10/27/26 12:28pmThe deployment comes after a foreign national was beaten to death by a mob during an anti-immigrant protest last week.
- — For Senegalese Street Vendors in New York, ‘Work Is Worship’
- at 10/26/26 2:18pmStruggling to find steady work, many migrants who have arrived recently from Senegal have adapted with a relentless sidewalk hustle, sustaining their families through street vending.
- — Far, Far Away
- at 10/24/26 10:01pmMaking a home on the world’s most remote inhabited island.
- — Ebola Outbreak in Africa Reaches Widest Expansion Ever
- at 10/22/26 10:41amHealth officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.
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