The aid group accused Ethiopia’s government of failing to properly investigate the slayings, which took place in the Tigray region in 2021. A New York Times investigation found that Ethiopian soldiers were responsible.

Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. treatment, has come out of retirement as U.S. funding cuts and his own government’s inertia revive old fears.

A former military strongman, he won one democratic election in 2015, and another in 2019, but struggled to make good on promises to tackle corruption and terrorism.

The police minister was suspended amid allegations that he had protected figures with ties to a criminal syndicate, adding pressure on the country’s embattled government.

Eight men sent by the United States to South Sudan could presage a new approach to Trump-era deportations, even as critics say the practice could amount to “enforced disappearance.”

The International Criminal Court has “reasonable grounds to believe” war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed, the court’s deputy prosecutor said.

Researchers found that the animals are capable of using their trunks to make a range of gestures that express their intentions and wants.

The administration is aiming to strike deals to expand the United States’ access to critical minerals and to counter China’s rising influence in Africa.

Simmering anger against President William Ruto’s government has boiled over into clashes between protesters and the police, who have deployed live rounds, tear gas and water cannons.

A government led by freedom fighters who helped to liberate the country more than 30 years ago is now overseeing a police force accused of staggering abuses.

A data analysis by The New York Times shows that a form of torture popular during apartheid endures in the country despite laws designed to eliminate it.

At the funeral for Albert Ojwang, protesters in Kenya said his death was a call to action for the country’s youth.

Hailing from a small, rural province, Mr. Mabuza had a remarkable rise to national power. But much of it came crashing down amid corruption allegations.

A medical doctor and former nun, she found an affordable way to expand palliative care in the developing world, bringing pain relief to poor, terminally ill patients.

The conviction of Boualem Sansal, an outspoken French and Algerian writer, has worsened tensions between the countries.

The burial site of Edgar Lungu, Zambia’s former president, has become the latest conflict in a relationship marred by hostility

The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of a top British soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars.

He was a pioneering figure in Black British art whose rebellious, symbol-rich images explored race, queerness, desire and spirituality.

President Trump claims credit for the outcome. The main question now is how the treaty will be implemented as fighting still rages in eastern Congo.

Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone.