Amadou Mahtar M’Bow, 103, Dies; His Tenure Leading UNESCO Was Stormy
He was the first Black African to head a major international organization, but complaints about his administration led the U.S. and Britain to pull out of it.
By Adam Nossiter
He was the first Black African to head a major international organization, but complaints about his administration led the U.S. and Britain to pull out of it.
By Adam Nossiter
Most of the victims were women killed in one homestead, according to the police, who have started a manhunt for the gunmen.
By Lynsey Chutel
Growing up in a Black township, Vusi Mdoyi found a sprinkle of joy under apartheid in a street-dancing style known as pantsula. As a choreographer, he has elevated it into high art, injected with ideas.
By John Eligon and Ilan Godfrey
A researcher followed up on a study warning that the massive trees were in danger, and found many venerable specimens thriving.
By Rachel Nuwer
The latest outbreak of fighting comes as nations gathered at the U.N. General Assembly called for an end to the war and for aid to be fast-tracked to millions in need.
By Abdi Latif Dahir and Sarah Hurtes
In his first interview with Western media since becoming president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the United Nations has to change to reflect changing world demographics.
By Ruth Maclean
With electricity scarce, Africa’s most populated country struggles to provide lifesaving cooling without worsening the very crisis causing the heat.
By Nell Gallogly
The partnership between Russia’s space agency and the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepens these countries’ turn toward the Kremlin in their effort to fight off Islamist insurgencies.
By Elian Peltier
The East African country’s leading opposition party said that its presidential candidate in the last election and its chairman were among dozens detained before a protest called to draw attention to the killing and abduction of government critics.
By Sarah Hurtes
At least 129 people died when inmates tried to escape from Makala Prison, where conditions are abysmal and overcrowding is a major problem.
By Elian Peltier
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