NY Times Africa

The move followed weeks of intense and deadly protests against the government of President Andry Rajoelina, who said he would defy growing calls to resign.

President Paul Biya of Cameroon would be nearly 100 years old by the time he completed his eighth term, but he has promised that “the best is still to come.”

The unit appealed to security forces in this southern African nation to disobey their superiors and to refuse to shoot at demonstrators, who have rallied in the streets for more than two weeks.

Missiles struck as many people were asleep in classrooms converted into temporary shelters, a doctor said. Paramilitary forces have tightened their siege on El Fasher for over a year.

Her life and work were shaped by confronting injustice in South Africa and Germany. “Blacks under apartheid — Jews under the swastika. Was it all that different?” she asked.

A charity tied to the British royal confirmed that the government of Chad has cut ties with the group, after allegations of mismanagement.

The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.

Three museums designed by David Adjaye are opening this fall, but some institutions are downplaying his involvement.

Many of the slots would go to white South Africans and others facing “unjust discrimination,” according to people familiar with the matter and documents obtained by The New York Times.

A youth-led movement against the president of Madagascar is sustaining protests across the country. John Eligon, the Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Times, explains what’s happened.