List of Africa articles
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Sudanese fighters wearing face coverings ride in a vehicle in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan's Darfur region. Washington Tries to Correct Course on Sudan’s Civil War
Lawmakers are pressing for a fresh approach with a new envoy and by leaning on the proxy powers abetting atrocities.
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A picture taken in December 1960, shows soldiers guarding Patrice Lumumba (R), Prime Minister of then Congo-Kinshasa, and Joseph Okito (L), vice-president of the Senate, upon their arrest in Leopoldville (now Kinshasa). A Cold War Killing That Still Haunts Congo
As Congolese citizens go to the polls, Stuart Reid’s ‘Lumumba Plot’ reminds the world of a crime that reshaped the country’s future.
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A woman wearing a lanyard and a black denim jacket stands in front of an outdoor display at night, awash in green-toned light. The display includes signs covered with lights spelling out the words: "End the fossil era." Above those signs are red banners, each hand-painted with a word and yellow flames. The words are "funded," "full," "fair," "fast," "feminist," and "forever." Fossil Fuel Nations Almost Sabotaged a Climate Deal That Could Save Africa
At COP28, China and Russia undercut efforts to phase out dirty energy.
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Aview of destruction in a livestock market area in al-Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur state on Sept. 1. Don’t Allow a Disastrous Collapse in Sudan
Biden’s benign neglect brought the RSF to the brink of victory. Now, Washington has a chance to save Sudan.
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An illustration shows the lopped off lower half of the globe with a diverse group of people holding it up from below for a story about the term "the global south." Is There Such a Thing as a Global South?
The category is emotionally powerful but fundamentally flawed.
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Mothers sit in a row with their babies and young children inside a large tent illuminated with string lights. One of the women sitting in the foreground has a wide smile as she looks down at the baby she cradles in her arms. New Lifesaving Malaria Vaccines Need to Be Available Now
Emergency deployment could save tens of thousands of children.
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John Ackah Blay-Miezah smokes a cigar in the London office of the Oman Ghana Trust Fund in the 1980s. The Man Who Conned the World
How one of the greatest scam artists of all time used Ghana’s colonial past to get rich.
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Kissinger stands at a lectern with microphones with a large world map on the wall behind him. Kissinger’s Great Game
In his worldview, little countries only mattered to the extent that they played into struggles among the mighty.
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An aerial view of Imburu, Nigeria, following flooding caused by heavy rainfall, on Sept. 25, 2022. The Dark Side of Climate Finance
At COP28, poor countries should be careful what they wish for.
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Burundian children stand behind a fence as they wait to be registered as refugees at Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania on June 11, 2015. Tanzania’s Threat to Expel Burundians Sets a Dangerous Precedent
Forced removal under the guise of voluntary repatriation could place over 100,000 refugees at risk of harm in their home country.
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A barricaded street at night with a fire in the background an silhouettes of four people in front of it. The U.S. Is Preparing an Outsourced Invasion of Haiti
Repeated interventions have done nothing to aid Haitians.
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Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki (left) and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed talk during the inauguration of the Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital in Bahir Dar, northern Ethiopia, on Nov. 10, 2018. Are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the Path to War?
The enemies became allies to fight the TPLF, but old grievances and new disputes are threatening to revive the conflict.
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From left to right: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesture during the 2023 BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Dollar’s Dominance Is Shakier Than Ever
BRICS has growing currency leverage despite internal divisions.
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A woman rides a bicycle in the historic center of Ferrara, Italy. Europe’s Coming Reckoning on Immigration
Large-scale immigration—likely from Africa—is the only thing that can prevent Europe from becoming an empty amusement park.
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A military truck of the Nigerien security forces, part of an escort to a French military convoy, crosses the Lazaret district in Niamey, Niger, on Oct. 10. A New West African Security Pact Is Bound to Fail
The Alliance of Sahel States is focused more on stoking anti-French sentiment than fighting violent extremism.
