The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

Protesters say their anger reflects a lack of economic opportunity on a continent with the world’s youngest population.

A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, we found that many Iranians seemed to be just trying to get by.

A pivotal political leader who helped usher in multiparty democracy, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times.

President Andry Rajoelina appears to have left the country after weeks of protests calling for him to resign.

President Andry Rajoelina has vowed to remain in office after weeks of protests against his government that drove him into hiding.

The move followed weeks of intense and deadly protests against the government of President Andry Rajoelina, who himself came to power in a coup.

The bus was carrying passengers from Zimbabwe and Malawi who were traveling back to their home countries.

President Paul Biya of Cameroon would be nearly 100 years old by the time he completed his eighth term, but he has promised that “the best is still to come.”

The unit appealed to security forces in this southern African nation to disobey their superiors and to refuse to shoot at demonstrators, who have rallied in the streets for more than two weeks.

Missiles struck as many people were asleep in classrooms converted into temporary shelters, a doctor said. Paramilitary forces have tightened their siege on El Fasher for over a year.

Her life and work were shaped by confronting injustice in South Africa and Germany. “Blacks under apartheid — Jews under the swastika. Was it all that different?” she asked.

A charity tied to the British royal confirmed that the government of Chad has cut ties with the group, after allegations of mismanagement.

The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.

Three museums designed by David Adjaye are opening this fall, but some institutions are downplaying his involvement.

Many of the slots would go to white South Africans and others facing “unjust discrimination,” according to people familiar with the matter and documents obtained by The New York Times.

A youth-led movement against the president of Madagascar is sustaining protests across the country. John Eligon, the Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Times, explains what’s happened.

Demonstrators, mostly younger people, vented anger against heavy spending on preparations for the 2030 soccer World Cup instead of on public services.

A growing protest movement on the African island, despite deadly clashes with security forces, vows to keep fighting until Andry Rajoelina is ousted.

The verdict against Julius Malema came a month after a separate court convicted him of hate speech. This year, President Trump played a video montage at the White House of Mr. Malema leading chants of “Kill the Boer,” a protest song.