Africa

The country’s strongman plans to step down, but the United States must tread carefully.

Zanu-PF has proven time and again that it will resort to violence to stay in power. The MDC Alliance must pursue a coalition deal with President Mnangagwa, or more lives will be lost.

The government’s crackdown proves that the ruling party will hold on to power by any means necessary.

The United Nations and foreign powers claim they are dedicated to building up the Somali National Army. Instead, they have become complicit in its dysfunction.

The government claims the country is having an election. Fighters in the East are preparing for battle.

Monday’s election is an opportunity for Washington to come down on the side of accountability and constitutional rule.

Zimbabwe is signing up for China's surveillance state, but its citizens will pay the price.

Russia could have done something to prevent sexual exploitation of foreign women during the World Cup. It chose not to.

While Washington turns a blind eye, autocrats across the continent are muzzling their citizens online.

Abiy Ahmed and Isaias Afwerki are racing toward peace because they both face the same threat: hard-liners in the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front.

The new Spanish prime minister has refused to follow Italy in a race to the bottom, but that doesn’t mean that Madrid will lead the EU to adopt more humane migration policies.

As the country prepares for the first post-Mugabe elections, the United States and its allies must use all the leverage they have to demand genuine reform.

If the U.N. withdraws peacekeepers from a long-contested oil-rich enclave, it's likely to spark further fighting in an already unstable region.

If Kim Jong Un follows in F.W. de Klerk’s footsteps, denuclearization could allow North Korea to move from pariah status to prosperity.

Amid the latest Ebola outbreak, the Trump administration is handing leadership to Angela Merkel — and she's not out to protect American interests.

Autocrats and counterfeit democrats have perfected the art of rigging polls to stay in power — without breaking any laws.

Nigeria’s president is trying to prove he can get from Washington what his predecessor couldn’t, but it might not be enough to get him re-elected.

South Africa’s ruling party has failed to redistribute land to the black majority for over two decades. Can the new president defuse a ticking time bomb?

Shady sports agents have taken a page from human traffickers. They’re luring young men to Europe with promises of fame and exploiting them instead.

Critics of overseas development assistance say it's a waste. The evidence shows that investments in public health enhance stability and security.