AFRICA

The Africa Initiative is part of an opaque network of groups that Western officials and analysts say the Kremlin uses to spread Russian influence in Africa.

The footprints are the first clear evidence that the two hominin species shared a habitat, raising questions about whether their interactions shaped human evolution.

Operation Serengeti — led by Interpol and Afripol, the African Union’s policing organization — targeted online scams. Arrests were made in 19 countries.

Besigye was arrested in Kenya and taken across the border to a Ugandan military jail, according to his wife, Winnie Byanyima, head of the U.N. HIV/AIDS program.

Eritrea’s embassy has helped raise millions of dollars to promote the interests of the brutally repressive country. Its ruling party is under U.S. sanctions.

The trip that was supposed to be the U.S. president’s swan song seemed to underscore his status as a lame duck.

Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a crackdown on miners.

Even before Donald Trump’s election, global climate action faced challenges.

Groups have appealed to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to address a backlog of civilian casualty claims before the Biden administration leaves office.

Experts and officials said a 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa, which came after a visit by Kennedy, exemplified the dangers of his rhetoric.

A policy known by its critics as the “global gag rule” affects who has access to safe abortions in countries that rely on U.S.-funded programs.

Victims say the Rapid Support Forces have carried out a spree of killing, sexual assault and looting after Abu Aqla Keikel’s defection to the Sudanese military.

Over the course of his time in office, the light of Biden’s pro-democracy fire has dimmed. Neither Harris nor Trump appear set to stoke the flames.

As Islamist militants spread south, group leaders have made clear their fight is with Mali’s government — and the Wagner mercenaries protecting it.

Russia and China see the burgeoning bloc as a vehicle for confrontation with the West. Other influential member states are not so keen.

The driver of the tanker lost control of the vehicle, which tipped over in Nigeria’s Jigawa state. As locals rushed to retrieve the fuel, the tank exploded.

Despite denials, weapons inspection and confidential assessments reveal that both the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese military are supported from abroad.

Tunisian President Kais Saied won reelection Sunday, with low turnout. But the country’s years-long democratic experiment may be coming to an end.