The government’s contentious Rwanda policy, which has been championed by the prime minister, has prompted a rebellion in Britain’s unelected second chamber.

He rebelled against efforts to force African ways of thinking into the European worldview. His thoughts had the effect of a bomb in African intellectual life.

Senegal was seen as an outpost of democracy in a coup-plagued region until its president tried to cancel the election last month. He failed, and it’s going ahead next Sunday.

If lawmakers in the West African country vote to repeal a 2015 ban, Gambia would become the first nation to roll back protections against the practice.

The West African country’s military junta said the presence of U.S. forces was “illegal.” Increasingly, West Africans are questioning the motives of Western countries operating in Africa.

Among his accomplishments during a four-decade career in public health, he helped to pioneer programs providing bed nets in Africa.

The attack in the capital, which left three dead and 27 injured, points to Al Shabab’s ability to continue terrorizing the country, despite a Somali government offensive and American airstrikes.

The presidential candidate of the main opposition party, as well as its powerful founder, were released 10 days before the West African country is set to hold a national election.

The bank is facing scrutiny as it debates how to compensate victims of abuse at Kenyan schools that it was financing.

American officials say their team was in the country to assess governance issues, but was detained and interrogated before being deported.

A mass abduction reported in a region terrorized by Boko Haram, and another days later at a primary school, highlighted the government’s inability to control crime and armed insurgency.

Mining can be dangerous, exploitative and harmful to the environment. Chie Murakami’s organization is aiming to change that by raising awareness and addressing the needs of miners.

For Deborah Julio, the challenges are many: from religious conflicts to border disputes to forced childhood marriage.

His groundbreaking research, which he performed with Yvonne Barr, his doctoral student, uncovered the first virus capable of causing cancer in humans.

President Macky Sall previously postponed the election without setting a date. On Wednesday, he also fired the prime minister, his party’s candidate for president.

The two countries are pushing ahead with the plan, even though it has been criticized by rights groups and blocked by a Kenyan court.

Handpicked by his socialist predecessor, Julius K. Nyerere, Mr. Mwinyi was credited with reforms, among them permitting the sale of mobile phones and computers.

Yaya Dillo, who was expected to run in national elections in May, was killed alongside many others in a gun battle in the capital, the national prosecutor said.

The legislation would sentence those who identify as L.G.B.T.Q. to three years in jail and punish those who promote gay issues as well. It would be among the harshest on the African continent.

Terrorism, hunger and devastating floods have roiled the Horn of Africa nation. Now, it faces an even bigger challenge: the prospect of war with a neighbor, Ethiopia.