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WHO approves second, affordable vaccine in fight against deadly malaria
The World Health Organization reported an estimated 619,000 deaths in 2021 from malaria, which disproportionately affects children under 5 in Africa.
WHO approves second, affordable vaccine in fight against deadly malaria
The World Health Organization reported an estimated 619,000 deaths in 2021 from malaria, which disproportionately affects children under 5 in Africa.
The legacy of a horse-riding warrior princess gallops on in West Africa
Burkina Faso’s horse culture has endured even as the country has been wracked by Islamist violence.
The legacy of a horse-riding warrior princess gallops on in West Africa
Burkina Faso’s horse culture has endured even as the country has been wracked by Islamist violence.
Sudan’s diaspora sends home aid as world’s attention drifts
As Sudan struggles for a place on relief budgets, its diaspora could become an increasingly important source of aid amid grinding conflict.
Sudan’s diaspora sends home aid as world’s attention drifts
As Sudan struggles for a place on relief budgets, its diaspora could become an increasingly important source of aid amid grinding conflict.
8 die of electric shock in South Africa’s flooded informal settlements
Eight people, including four children, were killed after being shocked by electricity in poor townships where residents precariously hook homes to the grid.
France to withdraw diplomats, troops from Niger after coup
The French president said his country’s troops would withdraw from Niger in the coming weeks and months, with a full pullout set by the end of the year.
Haiti wants foreign help against the gangs. The details worry all sides.
A painful history of destabilizing interventions looms over international efforts to pull together a security force.
State and Justice Dept. contractor charged with spying for Ethiopia
A Maryland man of Ethiopian descent, Abraham Teklu Lemma, is accused of passing on classified national defense information about a region where soldiers battled rebels.
The main storylines at a gloomy United Nations
As in recent years, the U.N. General Assembly deliberations are taking place amid a profound global gloom.
In Wagner’s largest African outpost, Russia looks to tighten its grip
After Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s death, Wagner mercenaries will still operate in the Central African Republic but under direct control of Russia’s Defense Ministry, officials say.
Libya’s catastrophe is everyone’s fault
Libya’s two regimes left critical infrastructure in a state of neglect. But the intervention of myriad outside powers laid the groundwork for disaster.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, former Mandela rival in South Africa, dies at 95
Enigmatic and divisive, Mr. Buthelezi nearly disrupted 1994 elections that brought Nelson Mandela to power to end White rule in South Africa.
In photos: Over 2,500 dead after powerful quake rocks Morocco
A deadly 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit near the historic Moroccan city of Marrakesh late Friday night. It was also felt in Casablanca, Rabat and other cities.
How to donate to earthquake survivors in Morocco
Charities including the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are accepting donations for survivors of the Morocco earthquake.
At least 2,000 killed by Moroccan earthquake
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook Morocco late Friday, officials said. It was felt in the historic city of Marrakesh, Casablanca, Rabat and Fez.
Morocco earthquake survivors saw houses crumble and neighbors fall
A tourist and a resident of Marrakesh said they saw bodies, smoke and rubble as they fled to safety from the Morocco earthquake Friday night.
Rescue teams in desperate search for survivors after deadly quake in Morocco
The death toll Saturday had passed 1,300 and international search and rescue teams were still waiting on a green light from local authorities.
The earthquake’s destruction in Morocco in maps, videos and photos
Morocco’s earthquake struck the province of Al Haouz, and was felt in Marrakesh, as well as Casablanca, Rabat, Fez, and other cities.
In the shadow of U.S.-China rivalry, a new world order is emerging
The Biden administration is trying to secure potential Asian bulwarks against China. But a fluid new global order gives “middle powers” more options than ever.
In China’s shadow, U.S. rushes back to neglected Indian Ocean island
Seychelles is the latest in a string of small nations in which the U.S. is opening an embassy as part of a pushback against the influence China has acquired.
More than 150 injured in clash at Eritrean Embassy event in Tel Aviv
This was the latest violence at a festival to celebrate 30 years of Eritrean independence.