List of Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Nigerian Army Chief Faces Death Threats from Boko Haram, But Says He Already Beat Them
In an exclusive interview on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., Nigeria's military chief defended his military's human rights record.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Somalia’s Presidential Election for 14,000 People
The vote was supposed to mark the culmination of the war-wracked country’s democratic transition. Instead, it’s a backroom deal greased with Gulf petrodollars.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Venezuela’s No Good, Rotten, Terrible Meeting of the Non-Aligned Club
The once-mighty Non-Aligned Movement mustered just a shadow of its former self in a sad summit in Venezuela.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Did the Atlantic Council Even Consider Giving African Dictator Ali Bongo Ondimba a ‘Global Citizen Award’?
Gabon’s president is an outlandishly corrupt autocrat who probably just stole an election. Why did a venerated Washington think tank offer to toast him at a black-tie gala?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Much Does It Cost for Somalia to Ban Khat for a Week? Millions.
During a brief ban on khat trade in Somalia, Kenyan farmers lost millions of dollars.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It Takes a Village to Kill a Child
The death of a 1-year-old Nigerian toddler had many authors — Boko Haram’s viciousness, his own government’s negligence, and starvation’s relentlessness.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congressmen Point to Protesting Ethiopian Olympic Runner as Victim in Fight for Freedom
U.S. congressmen are introducing legislation to protect Ethiopian civilians like the Olympic marathoner who raised his hands in an X as he crossed the finish-line in Rio.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Is Ready for Retirement
She won the Nobel Peace Prize and steered her country through the Ebola crisis. But the Liberian president’s proudest achievement will be peacefully giving up power.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A New Statue of Zimbabwe’s 92-Year-Old President Is Being Compared to a ‘Simpsons’ Character
Amid protests and economic turmoil, Twitter mocked the authoritarian president’s new cartoonish likeness.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 South Sudan’s Leaders Made War — and Many Millions of Dollars
A new report found that while civilians were being killed, South Sudanese leaders were making millions.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Buhari’s Call for Improved Nigerian Behavior Offers Reminder of His Hardliner Past
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a new campaign to improve behavior in Nigeria.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congo’s President Is Preparing for War Against His Own People
Joseph Kabila isn’t preparing for new elections to pick a successor. He’s steeling himself for massive popular unrest by stocking up on riot gear and water cannons.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 State Department Says South Sudanese Rebel Leader Should No Longer Try to Return to Power
After attacks on Americans, the State Department envoy to South Sudan faced a tough crowd on Capitol Hill.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 France’s Bongo-Bongo Party
As Gabon erupts in violence, the dark, twisted legacy tying this former colony to Paris is bubbling up to the surface.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Innovations: Can China’s Super-Sensitive New Telescope Talk to E.T.?
Plus, a sub that stays dry, a B2-inspired battery, and a DNA scanner that catches poachers red-handed.
