Africa

Congo Has Astronomical Rates of Sexual Violence. Now Vi...

The conflict that has put rebels in control of much of the east of the country ...

African Union Endorses Call to Abandon the Mercator Map

A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort...

Uganda Joins African Countries Agreeing to Take Deporte...

The East African country said it had reached a deal to accept an unspecified num...

Unregulated Sexual Stimulants Flood West Africa

Unregulated sexual stimulants are flooding West Africa, posing major health risk...

A Pakistani Village Devastated by Flooding: ‘Like Death...

At least 660 people have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since mo...

A New Way to Reduce Children’s Deaths: Cash

Simply giving money to poor families at certain times reduced deaths among young...

A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts ...

The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has disrupted the global supply chain that provide...

Seven Tick Species Hitched a Very Long Ride to Connecticut

The nonnative species from Europe, Latin America and Eastern Africa reached the ...

Ticks From Other Continents Are Turning Up in the North...

Seven nonnative species reached the United States by latching on to travelers, a...

‘Sudan, Remember Us’: An Intimate Portrait of Activists...

Hind Meddeb followed young people in Khartoum, focusing on their hopes and fears...

Was This Artifact From King Tut’s Tomb? It’s for Sale A...

A London auction house says there is “no documented evidence” that an intricatel...

Eswatini Says It Will Repatriate Migrants Deported by t...

The Trump administration sent five deportees to Eswatini, an African kingdom, sa...

Muhammadu Buhari, Strongman President of Nigeria, Dies ...

A former feared military leader, he won one democratic election in 2015, and ano...

Trump Administration Poised to Ramp Up Deportations to ...

Eight men sent by the United States to South Sudan could presage a new approach ...

South African AIDS Activist Pushes for H.I.V. Treatment...

Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. t...

Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s Former President, Dies at 82

A former military strongman, he won one democratic election in 2015, and another...