List of Africa articles
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A displaced woman rests after fleeing El Fasher in Tawila, Darfur region, Sudan. 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026
Major wars, simmering hostilities, and accelerating instability from Washington.
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Illustration of a group of people in a book store. The foreign policy section of books is swarmed, while no one is interested in the U.S. section. The Most Anticipated Books of the Year
The 30 biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and political science.
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2025-conflict-infographic-homepage 5 Revealing Stats About War Around the World in 2025
A record number of conflicts are wreaking havoc worldwide.
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Pope Francis, dressed in white, waves at a crowd of people at dusk. A lash of light shines above his shoulder. The Most Notable Obituaries of 2025
Figures from Pope Francis to Dick Cheney left behind global legacies.
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Trump and Putin stand on a blue stage with the letters 2025 affixed to the front of it in large white figures. Trump's hand is on Putin's back to guide him as he walks onto the steps off the stage. In the background, jets and Air Force One are parked on an airport tarmac. Our Most Read Stories of 2025
Readers kept track of Trump’s whirlwind foreign policy and upheaval in the global order.
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A red, white, black, and green Sudanese flag is brandished against a blue sky, lit up by the sun behind it. The Year the World Started to Recognize Genocide in Sudan
International actors may be sounding the alarm, but that doesn’t equate to meaningful action.
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People light candles during a silent tribute in honor of those killed during the recent Gen Z protests at the Maitighar Mandala monument in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 17. A Year of Global Protest
How Gen Z-led movements shaped 2025—and what comes next.
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A grid of five book covers on an ornage background Read From This Year’s Buzziest Books
Our favorite excerpts of 2025.
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A photo illustration of Donald Trump with flags of many countries as pins on his lapel. The Winners and Losers of Trump’s New Foreign Policy
Here are the countries that have benefited the most—and least—from the U.S. president’s decision-making.
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A man in the foreground bends over construction equipment he is using to renovate a section of railroad while his coworker looks on in the background in a isolated and forested area of Gabon. Congress Aims to Turbocharge the U.S. Development Finance Corporation
The agency will be empowered to issue hundreds of billions of dollars in new loans to foreign countries.
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A man is silhouetted from behind in front of a bright window as he walks down a dark, empty hallway. The Trump Administration’s Epochal Shift on Foreign Aid
The change to funding governments instead of NGOs is long overdue but could easily go wrong.
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A man wearing a raincoat, knit cap, and a backpack holds a bicycle and smartphone. He stands on a city sidewalk at dusk and looks up at the sky as rain pours. A Tale of Two Asylum-Seekers
“Souleymane’s Story” interrogates the fictions we tell ourselves about what makes an acceptable migrant.
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Palestinians fill containers with water at a collection point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 23. The Challenges of Providing Humanitarian Aid
Organizations working in Gaza and Sudan say their jobs have become harder than ever.
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A convoy of French army vehicles heads toward Gao, Mali, on Feb. 7, 2013. France Didn’t Lose the Sahel—Everyone Did
Blaming Paris for Mali’s problems won’t solve them. A collective European response is needed.
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An employee of the Jiuxing Chinese mining company stands at a mining site on Oct. 7, 2016 in Soamahamanina, Madagascar. Africa Was the Biggest Loser of China’s COP30 Triumph
Decisions about the continent’s future are being made in foreign capitals.
