- — Their African Islands Were Set to Be Decolonized. Then the U.S. Bombed Iran.
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at 8/7/26 10:01pmThe inhabitants of the Chagos Islands were expelled by the British 60 years ago. Refugees were anxious to return this year, but their hopes have been caught in a morass of geopolitics.- — How to Plan an African Safari
- at 8/7/26 3:00amFrom budgeting to timing your trip, here’s what to consider before you go.
- — Country Music Festival Lights Up Nairobi
- at 8/5/26 10:01pmFans gathered in Kenya to celebrate a genre born far away but that more and more Africans are coming to appreciate.
- — How China’s A.I. Is Surging Across Africa
- at 8/5/26 8:12amIn African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones.
- — Migrant Crisis Reveals Vast Differences Between Ceuta and Its Moroccan Neighbor
- at 8/5/26 4:09amCeuta, Spain, and Fnideq, Morocco, are physically separated by only a mile, but they are intertwined by family and trade. A recent border crisis is the latest chapter in their story.
- — Two Cities With a Tangled History
- at 8/5/26 4:09amCeuta, Spain, and Fnideq, Morocco, are physically separated by only a mile, but they are intertwined by family and trade. A recent border crisis is the latest chapter in their story.
- — An Invasive Mosquito Is Spreading With Alarming Speed, Threatening Africa’s Cities
- at 8/4/26 9:37amThe malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.
- — U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme
- at 8/2/26 9:22amThe amount is still far below what the U.S. spent previously on humanitarian and health aid, but resumes the flow of money for key efforts to fight malnutrition and disease.
- — What to Know About Ceuta
- at 8/1/26 8:49amThe peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast, which Spain has governed for centuries, has been a frequent site of mass migrant crossings and political tensions.
- — Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Largest Ever, and in Record Time
- at 7/31/26 10:07amThe disease has killed more than 1,500 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in just over two months, outpacing the response.
- — U.S. Government Mislabels Map of African Countries at AIDS Conference
- at 7/30/26 1:53pmNigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”
- — Aiming for My Fastest Marathon, I Turned to Distance Running’s Mecca
- at 7/26/26 8:40pmA New York Times reporter’s quest to beat the personal best he set 14 years ago took him to a Kenyan village, where the biggest benefit he got was not what he expected.
- — 20 Years After Its Own Outbreak, an Ugandan Town Beats Back Ebola
- at 7/26/26 9:47amThe Bundibugyo Ebola virus takes its name from this small town, where it was first discovered in 2007. Now, the species has returned to eastern Congo, halting life on a busy border.
- — With Hopes High for New H.I.V. Prevention Pill, Merck Takes Steps to Ensure Access
- at 7/24/26 9:03amCompanies in Africa and India will make generic versions of the pill that could cost as little as $5 per person per year. But access to the drug and other new products in much of Latin America remains uncertain.
- — On Instagram, Travelers Are Taking Risky Cross-Continental Journeys. What Could Go Wrong?
- at 7/24/26 7:31amTravel accounts that feature risky, cross-continental journeys are proliferating on social media. Security experts have serious concerns.
- — ‘We Will All Die From Ebola Here’: Virus Stalks Crowded Camps in Congo
- at 7/23/26 12:30pmThere are a million people displaced by violence in the epicenter. They live in dangerous conditions and are fighting the virus with very little clean water.
- — Inside the Fight to Rid South Africa of Black Immigrants
- at 7/23/26 11:05amAs immigration surges in the country, activists are going to extreme lengths to expel foreign nationals, often taking the law into their own hands.
- — 1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds
- at 7/22/26 12:18pmNew research also shows that children and high-risk adult populations have been particularly affected.
- — 3 Myths Fueling Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in South Africa
- at 7/21/26 12:00pmAs the nation convulses with protests and violence, data and research suggest that some of the biggest arguments against foreigners don’t stand up against the facts.
- — Outcry in Italy After Man Dies While Being Restrained by Police
- at 7/20/26 11:40amThe death of the man, a Moroccan resident of Italy, set off an outcry across the country and prompted comparisons to the death of George Floyd in the United States.
- — 7 Americans Sent to Disputed Kenya Ebola Site After New Trump Travel Ban
- at 7/17/26 9:19pmThe aid workers were on the frontline in the fight against the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and have shown no symptoms, their employer said.
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