List of Africa articles
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A picture taken on February 17, 2015 shows a Cameroonian soldier standing post in the Cameroonian town of Fotokol, on the border with Nigeria, after clashes occurred on February 4 between Cameroonian troops and Nigeria-based Boko Haram insurgents. Nigerian Boko Haram fighters went on the rampage in the Cameroonian border town of Fotokol on February 4, massacring dozens of civilians and torching a mosque before being repelled by regional forces AFP PHOTO / REINNIER KAZE (Photo credit should read Reinnier KAZE/AFP/Getty Images) Pentagon Investigating if U.S. Troops Knew of Torture at Cameroonian Base
Allegations of torture follow expansion of U.S. footprint in Africa, as Washington’s fight against terrorists forges new allies.
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Passport_Surana_SW_V1 The Elephant in the Comedy Club
A troupe of popular young comics avoids mixing humor and politics in Rwanda.
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Abdul Karim from Nigeria pursues a B.Sc in Information Technology from NIMS, Jaipur. Out of India
A wave of brutal violence against visiting college students is forcing the country to examine its racism problem.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (L) talks with Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita during a visit to the troops of France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, on May 19, 2017. The French president's visit in Mali is his first trip outside Europe since his inauguration on May 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/AFP/Getty Images) Is It Racist to Say Africa Has ‘Civilizational’ Problems?
The French president got in hot water for noting the continent's dysfunction. But nothing he said was false.
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (C) chairs the general assembly for the national dialogue on August 20, 2015 in the capital Khartoum. Bashir said he was ready for a two-month ceasefire with rebels in Sudan's border regions to allow national dialogue talks to take place to address the country's myriad problems, offering insurgents an amnesty. AFP PHOTO/ ASHRAF SHAZLY (Photo credit should read ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images) Disorganized White House Blamed for Delay in Sudan Sanctions Decision
Lack of key appointments may have forced the Trump administration to push back the deadline.
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Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (R) of Zimbabwe, Danish minister of development Ulla Tornaes (C) and Danish foreign minister Per Stig Moller (L) look on during their joint press conference in Copenhagen on June 17, 2009. Tsvangirai is on an official visit to Denmark. AFP PHOTO/SCANPIX/Kristian Juul Pedersen (Photo credit should read Kristian Juul Pedersen/AFP/Getty Images) Danes Tout Family Planning Aid to Africa to ‘Limit Migration’ to Europe
Family planning can tackle an array of women’s health issues -- but is also apparently a tool to limit the flood of migrants.
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GettyImages-680803832 Japanese Retail Giant to Stop Selling Ivory
But without a significant turnaround, elephants could be on their way to extinction.
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books_all The Bookshelf: FP Staffers Review the New Releases
Just in time for the holiday break, FP returns to reviewing new and upcoming titles on all aspects of international affairs.
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South African President and ruling party African National Congress President Jacob Zuma attends an inter-faith prayer held to pray for him on May 14, 2017 in Durban, South Africa. / AFP PHOTO / RAJESH JANTILAL (Photo credit should read RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images) South Africa’s Zuma May Have Finally Met the Scandal That Brings Him Down
For South Africa’s polygamist, scandal-plagued president, charisma isn’t enough anymore.
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RI-KWAMBA, SUDAN: An armed fighter of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) stands guard 12 November 2006 during a meeting between the rebel group's leadership and United Nations Emergency Relief coordinator Jan Egeland in Ri-Kwamba, southern Sudan. The LRA is currently holding peace talks with the Ugandan government, which are being mediated by South Sudanese President Riek Machar in the capital Juba and are hoped to bring an end to 20 years of conflict. AFP PHOTO / STUART PRICE. (Photo credit should read STUART PRICE/AFP/Getty Images) $800 Million Later, Joseph Kony Is Still a Threat
The Pentagon says it won its war against the Lord’s Resistance Army. But the notorious rebel group is far from a spent force.
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HOLOT, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 17: Asylum seekers who are being held take part in a day of protest at the of Holot detention center where hundreds of migrants are being held on February 17, 2014 in the southern Negev desert of Israel. More than 50,000 illegal African migrants are seeking asylum after escaping war and government repression in their native lands. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images) Inside Israel’s Secret Program to Get Rid of African Refugees
They were promised asylum somewhere closer to home. Then they were discarded — often in a war zone.
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ZALA ANBESSA, ETHIOPIA: An Ethiopian soldier mans an observation post facing the Temporary Security Zone on the Eritrean border at the northern town of Zala Anbessa in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, 19 November 2005. The United Nations mission to the Horn of Africa on Friday reported increasing movement of troops along the tense border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. UN Mission spokeswoman Gail Bindley-Taylor-Sainte said the situation along the frontier "remains tense and potentially volatile." AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARI (Photo credit should read MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images) The Rehabilitation of Africa’s Most Isolated Dictatorship
Eritrea is coming in from the cold. Could that spark a shooting war with Ethiopia?
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SUDAN CROP Sudan Hires U.S. Lobbyist to Roll Back Sanctions
As Khartoum tries to convince the Trump administration it's worth more as a counterterror partner than as a designated sponsor of terrorism.
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FP_podcast_article_artwork-1-ER How to Tell a Story of Kidnapping and Climate Change in Somalia
Laura Heaton and Nichole Sobecki detail their reporting on Dr. Murray Watson and the impact his once thought-to-be lost work could have on the country decades later.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (2-R) review troops during a visit to France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, on May 19, 2017. French President's visit in Mali is his first trip outside Europe since his inauguration on May 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Weighs Vetoing France’s African Anti-Terrorism Plan
France presses for a swift vote on a U.N. resolution endorsing an African force, betting Washington will back down.
