Africa

While many people in the capital of Niamey went about their usual business, it remained unclear who was in control of the country and which side the majority might support

Now the fate of U.S. military operations is in question after Wednesday’s coup. Niger had avoided the military takeovers that destabilized West African neighbors in recent years

The announcement Wednesday night comes after a day of uncertainty as members of Niger’s presidential guard surrounded the presidential palace, detaining President Mohamed Bazoum

A tweet from the account of Niger’s presidency reported that members of the elite guard unit engaged in an “anti-Republican demonstration” and unsuccessfully tried to obtain support from other security forces

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza — the main political opponent of Rwandan President Paul Kagame — accuses her country’s government of ‘silencing opposition’ and focusing on ‘whitewashing its international image’

Aminata Touré, an economist and the former Prime Minister of Senegal, is running to become the first female president in the country’s 2024 elections

President Ebrahim Raisi spoke in Uganda, which recently passed anti-gay legislation prescribing the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality

The decision has increased tensions in the southern African nation, which has a history of violent and disputed elections

The southern region of the ‘red island’ was thought to be the first country that would experience famine as a result of climate change, but experts warn that the cause of this crisis is structural poverty

With the war in Ukraine as a wake-up call, the African country has decided to focus more on its own production and less on imports. But bigger harvests will not by themselves solve the problem of food insecurity

Some U.S. based organizations, especially in largely Christian countries, are looking to influence

A review of dozens of traditional societies shows that the sexual division of labor in these communities is a myth

Now 62 years old, he was arrested last month in the small town of Paarl near Cape Town, having been on the run for half his life

The 62-year-old McKinleyville, California, resident and his wife say they believe FBI officials withheld information about negotiations with the captors

These stealthy survival tactics could teach us how to curb the widespread use of chemical pesticides in agriculture. But first, researchers must learn how seemingly helpless flora deploy this masterful strategy

The executive director of the Artemisas Foundation talks about equality, women’s representation in elected office and the political and economic violence suffered by women leaders in her country

The researchers are waiting for the WHO to approve the treatment, which is the first in the world to protect against a worm that infects 200 million people a year

Of the more than 200,000 Sudanese who have fled violence in their country, almost half went to Egypt where millions already live, leading to heightened tension

Days of clashes between security forces and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko killed at least 16 people and injured hundreds

Jordan is set to host its biggest royal wedding in years as the country’s young Crown Prince Hussein exchanges vows with a daughter of one of Saudi Arabia’s wealthiest and most influential families

The allegations were made this month by the United States’ ambassador to South Africa, who said he was sure that weapons and ammunition were loaded onto the Russian-flagged cargo ship when it docked at the Simon’s Town naval base near Cape Town

The bill prescribes the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality,’ which is defined as cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people

A special tribunal set up by the United Nations, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, said Thursday that Fulgence Kayishema was arrested a day earlier

Most drugs are tested on populations of European origin, but standard treatment and dosage recommendations are applied in Africa and other parts of the world with genetically diverse populations

In Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, homophobia has worsened, with political and religious leaders pushing for tougher laws. Much of this agenda is being supported by foreign money

The Central African entrepreneur develops mobile apps that teach young people about the continent