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After a bitter and close election, William Ruto takes the reins of power on Tuesday. One of his team’s first moves: Limiting the access of local television outlets to the ceremony.

In Commonwealth nations with British colonial histories, Queen Elizabeth’s death is rekindling discussions about a more independent future.

William Ruto built a career on beating the odds. In his greatest triumph, he is expected to be inaugurated as Kenya’s fifth president on Tuesday.

While some in Africa paid tribute to the deceased monarch, others stressed Britain’s violent colonial history on the continent.

The Rwandan government is hoping to build a local golf culture and harness the sport to appeal to international tourists and investors.

The director Gina Prince-Bythewood is known for her attention to character, but she made this historic saga of female warriors on another scale altogether.

After a dominant political party tied to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi filed complaints against them, the journalists were charged with publishing fake news, among other counts.

At least 35 people were killed and dozens of others wounded when a roadside blast struck a convoy. The country has been devastated by growing violence driven by extremist groups.

President Biden’s foreign policy priority overlaps with a main domestic drive — both made more urgent by the persistent power of China, Russia and Donald J. Trump.

A U.N. official stopped short of officially declaring a famine in the country. But some aid workers said that the threshold had already been reached.

In a sweeping rejection of claims that the Aug. 9 vote had been rigged, the court confirmed Vice President William Ruto as the country’s fifth president.

The attack in central Somalia comes even as the country faces a devastating drought that has left almost half its population hungry.

A judicial panel ruled the energy giant had not properly consulted local communities, possibly setting a broader precedent for challenges to offshore drilling activities.

The Supreme Court is expected to rule by Monday on whether the recent election of William Ruto as president, now mired in a welter of conflicting accusations, should stand.

Health officials met with families that had waited more than two months to learn why 21 teenagers died one June night in an overcrowded bar.

Newly released data seen by The New York Times suggests that the Kremlin-affiliated Wagner Group plays a central role in violence against civilians in the Central African Republic and Mali.

Exploring the country’s Arab influence is an impossibly romantic journey, involving palaces with intricate geometric designs, castles and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.

The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola won in the general election with the lowest margin since coming to power in 1975.

On a three-day visit, the French president said he was seeking “truth and acknowledgment” over the war and colonialism.