She was believed to be the first Western scientist to study the animals in their natural habitat, but she struggled to overcome sexism in academia.

Bus stations. Traffic stops. Beaches. There’s no telling where you’ll find the next story in Accra, Ghana’s capital. Peace Adzo Medie shares some of her favorites.

Their capture set off a global campaign to “Bring Back Our Girls.” But many are still missing, and kidnappings in Nigeria have proliferated.

Trainers and equipment from Russia landed in the West African nation this week, putting the continued presence of 1,000 U.S. military personnel there in doubt.

Known for its annual fashion week, the region’s influence on style has been expanding, with the help of these designers.

Known for its annual fashion week, the region’s influence on style has been expanding, with the help of these designers.

Hasan Minhaj and Ramy Youssef joined hundreds of Muslims dressed to the nines at a morning prayer gathering for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

The 81-year-old former leader has been cleared to appear on the ballot as an opposition candidate in May’s parliamentary election. Unless the decision is reversed, he could become a kingmaker — or even president once again.

Russ Cook of Britain overcame danger in a year of running from South Africa to Tunisia.

Some of the victims were en route to a fair and others were fleeing for fear of being affected by a cholera outbreak, a local official said.

The Central African country is marking the anniversary of a monthslong rampage by militiamen that killed some 800,000 people.

Thirty years after a devastating genocide, Rwanda has made impressive gains. But ethnic divisions persist under an iron-fisted president who has ruled for just as long.

The legal problems of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula expose the governing African National Congress to one of its biggest weaknesses — corruption allegations — ahead of a crucial national election.

She explored the history and culture of Africa, the West Indies and Europe in work that made her a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize.

The law, which includes the death penalty as a punishment in some cases, has been strongly condemned, including by the United States.

Senegal’s new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, took the oath of office in Tuesday’s ceremony. Close behind him sat the popular opposition leader who had clinched the win.

Hundreds of newcomers from Africa have filled a shortage of workers in Rouyn-Noranda, creating a new community in a remote mining town.

Forty-four worshipers from Botswana, along with the driver, were killed when the bus plunged off an overpass into a rocky ravine.

The bus, which was carrying people to an Easter church service, went off a bridge in South Africa and plunged 165 feet into a ravine.

A human rights committee that examined a range of concerns called on Britain to abandon its controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.