Voters head to the polls on Wednesday in the latest test for one of southern Africa’s liberation parties, which have been rebuked at the ballot box this year.
By John Eligon and Timo Shihepo
Top diplomats from the Group of 7 nations tried to project unity on Ukraine while discussing differences over Israel and anticipating the return of Donald J. Trump.
By Edward Wong and Emma Bubola
After Ethiopian wolves feed on their favorite rodents, they may be enjoying a bit of dessert and in the process helping pollinate plants known as torch lilies.
By Elizabeth Anne Brown
He wrote poetry in Afrikaans and prose in English in his fight against South African racial oppression, an effort that landed him in jail for seven years.
By Trip Gabriel
The South African government said that nearly 900 people, many children, had fallen sick since September.
By Lynsey Chutel
After being abducted by an offshoot of Boko Haram in Nigeria six years ago, a Christian nurse describes her daring escape and how faith kept her alive.
By Apoorva Mandavilli and Ruth Maclean
The country’s governing party had severed ties with the former president in July after he campaigned for an opposition party in the last general election.
By Lynsey Chutel
The prime minister had been fired for criticizing the country’s junta.
By Ruth Maclean, Elian Peltier and Saikou Jammeh
Researchers describe a link between genetic relatedness and sophisticated tool use in primates in East and Central Africa, suggesting their culture is cumulative.
By Sofia Quaglia
Kizza Besigye, a former presidential candidate, went missing over the weekend as he visited the Kenyan capital, reappearing days later in military custody back in Uganda.
By Abdi Latif Dahir
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