Africa

Right now the U.N. World Food Program is feeding 200,000 children in southern Madagascar with school meals, but many more need to be reached.

While all eyes are on the Middle East, Iran has not been idle elsewhere. Its persistent and growing influence in Africa has flown under the radar for many observers.

An image of the Spanish Civil Guard member rescuing the baby has been shared widely online.

The photos of the rescue effort were taken as thousands of migrants entered Spain's North African enclaves.

According to a 2020 report, data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria shows that from 2013 to 2020, the government-run national grid system failed 84 times and partially collapsed 43 times.

Akon's clear disregard for democracy in Uganda and support of a murderous regime is an unbearable affront to human dignity.

Around 7,000 Europe-bound migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya so far this year, according to the International Organization for Migration.

U.S. officials warned that China is building up its military and economic influence across the globe, as Beijing looks to establish a naval base in Africa.

In Nigeria, a bus passenger was searched by police who discovered a freshly severed human head and hands in his bag.

Kenya's announcement to close the camps came after Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta met with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to discuss the management of refugees within the camps.

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has led Congo to begin working with COVAX to hand over 1.3 million unused doses so they can be distributed elsewhere in Africa.

Sierra Leone's health minister, Dr. Austin Demby, said that the vaccine doses the country received in March might go to waste because some residents believe COVID-19 is not as bad as the Ebola virus outbreak a few years ago.

Deby, who had been Chad's president for more than 30 years, won the country's April 11 presidential election that would have secured his leadership for the next six years,

Two elephant species were reclassed by a conservation list, but Botswana plans to boost hunting this year after COVID hit last season.

For Zimbabwe, culture is ingrained in everyday life.

All across Africa's vast expanse, one nation after another has suffered extreme violence, from killings and mutilations to kidnappings and disappearances.

Abner Petrus lost his life as he and his family tried to chase a herd of elephants away from their farm.

There is power in global partnership and both Africa and the U.S. would benefit immensely from a shared vision for a more resilient, low-carbon future.

As a young Tunisian woman raised with the principles of the Jasmine Revolution, I'm not willing to give up the gains of the last 10 years.

Following the outbreak of COVID-19, experts advocated the issuance of additional special drawing rights, the International Monetary Fund's composite currency unit.

Conflict and the climate crisis form a vicious circle that serves as a flywheel for hunger.

Jeff Flake would probably a good non-partisan ambassador for the United States wherever he may go—but not in South Africa.

Tanzania President John Magufuli's bizarre denial of COVID-19 echoes the disastrous mistakes of Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's former president, who famously denied the existence of HIV and AIDS.

The victim, identified as 81-year-old Langson Svondero, was with his grandson when he was attacked by a charging hippopotamus, authorities said.

The airline rejected the passenger's own test results before giving her new results without performing a test.

"Playing a central role in the implementation of China's foreign policy objectives, China has witnessed remarkable growth in its trade and investment in many African countries since the turn of the century," Black China Caucus co-founder Mark Akpaninyie told Newsweek.

It's better to band together for mutual economic, political and security interests.

"The President of the United States has ordered the Department of Defense and the United States Africa Command to reposition the majority of personnel and assets out of Somalia by early 2021," the Pentagon said in a statement.

A group of eight giraffes in Kenya were cut off from their normal range by rising floodwaters.

In the long term, Washington would be better served by addressing African priorities than by trying to counter China at every turn.