The Doctor Pressuring African Leaders to Own the Ebola Response
International agencies and foreign donors have long driven campaigns to defeat diseases like Ebola. Dr. Jean Kaseya, the head of the Africa C.D.C., wa...
U.N. to Vote on African Proposal for a New World Map
The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa l...
Victims sue South African government over 1961 Sharpeville massacre that left 91 dead
Claim relating to infamous apartheid-era shooting of protesters part of wave of litigation for apartheid-era crimesThe day dawned brightly on 21 March...
South African airline defends dramatic low-level flyby before rugby union clash
Cape Town stunt sparks major debate over safety risksAirlink insist flyby conducted according to regulationsA pre-game stunt involving two passenger j...
South African police arrest two Thai men for allegedly smuggling parrot eggs
Bird eggs intercepted in incubators at Johannesburg airport as officials try to halt wildlife traffickingSouth African police have arrested two Thai n...
US immigration officers reassigned to screen South African refugees and find ‘unlawful’ voters
Exclusive: internal correspondence reveals USCIS anti-fraud officers shifted on to two ‘high-priority’ initiativesAll US immigration officers working ...
More than 100 dead after goldmine collapses in Central African Republic
The collapse was caused by a landslide, while local officials say the death toll is likely to rise as recovery efforts continueMore than 100 people ha...
With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void
Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly o...
Halting the march of the armyworm: fungus discovery offers hope to African farmers
South African scientist’s breakthrough research shows soil fungus could be used in fight against devastating crop pestHearing about fields full of dea...
Their African Islands Were Set to Be Decolonized. Then the U.S. Bombed Iran.
The 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 ...
At least 18 die as thousands of migrants reach Spain’s African enclave of Cueta – Europe live
PM Pedro Sánchez expected to visit territory today as Italy demands Spain be suspended from the Schengen area amid concerns over fresh migration crisi...
