List of Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How a Journalist Helped Al-Shabab Kill Other Reporters
A Somali journalist turned militant was executed for helping al-Shabab murder fellow reporters.
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BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - MARCH 13: A young African boy at work in the fields, watering maize crops just outside Bangui pictured on March 13, 2014 near Bangui, Central African Republic. (Photo by Thomas Koehler/Photothek via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** The Untouchables
Why it’s getting harder to stop multinational corporations.
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aa-kirkuk-dibis-006-e1459886896164-2 Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Sex Abuse Scandal in Central African Republic Hits Rock Bottom
After more than a year of seemingly endless allegations of sexual exploitation by peacekeepers,the U.N. is finally taking action. But critics say it's too little too late.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Je Ne Suis Pas Garissa
One year after al-Shabab killed 147 people in cold blood, the Kenyan government has turned its back on the university where it happened.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Zimbabwe Hosted Paralympic Games, Then Refused to Pay the Disabled Officials Who Organized Them
Some disabled Zimbabweans are still unable to get home from a remote town because the government hasn't paid them for their work.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 White House Shifts Ebola Funds to Try to Stop Spread of Zika
HHS chief says Zika's arrival in the U.S. is a matter of when, not if.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama’s Most Dangerous Drone Tactic Is Here to Stay
From Yemen to Somalia, the White House has gone back to bombing men it can’t confirm are militants — potentially leaving innocents trapped in the crossfire.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet Ali Bongo Ondimba, Obama’s Man in Africa
In an exclusive interview with Foreign Policy, Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba talked U.S. military support and his father's controversial legacy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Africa Tells Us About the Fight Against Jihadist Terrorism
Ominous developments among jihadi groups in Africa deserve careful attention.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russia Blocks U.N. Report Linking Alleged Sudanese War Criminal to Gold Profiteering
A leader of the militia that terrorized Darfur is pocketing $54 million a year from gold sales. Why won’t Moscow release a confidential report documenting his abuses?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Africa’s Petrostates Are Imploding
And that’s setting off a dramatic shift in the economic balance of power on the continent.
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spyra_bh_yola_066-e1458583658307 The ‘Wives’ of Boko Haram
Taken from their homes by Boko Haram fighters, these Nigerian women were held captive for months — some even longer. They escaped. But going home is another matter.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Go North, Young Man, Go North!
Even African 'success stories' like Senegal want their citizens to seek their fortune in Europe, because it's easier than giving them a chance at home.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congo’s Soccer Players Get Cars. Its Rape Victims Get Nothing.
Ten years after it was ordered to make reparations to victims of mass rape, DRC’s government still hasn’t paid a cent.