‘Moral giant’: How the world reacted to Desmond Tutu’s death
The archbishop’s legacy as an ‘anti-apartheid hero’ is remembered in South Africa and around the world.
Former ‘failed State’ Somalia on fragile path to progress: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
Somalia has been riven by decades of conflict and extreme weather events but, says Adam Abdelmoula, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, there are signs of progress amidst a host of ongoing challenges.
Many African countries are toughening pandemic restrictions in the face of a Covid surge.
NAIROBI, Kenya — In just the past three weeks, the percentage of Kenyans who tested positive for the coronavirus jumped
A Tense Libya Delays Its Presidential Election
The postponement risks further destabilizing the oil-rich North African country, which has been mired in divisions and violence in the
Can Europe’s right-wing parties be united?
Populist leaders meet in Poland to discuss the continent’s future.
Violence in Cameroon, impacting over 700,000 children shut out of school
Over 700,000 children have been impacted by school closures due to often brutal violence in Cameroon, according to an analysis released by the UN humanitarian arm, OCHA, on Thursday.
South Africa Feels Punished for Alerting World to New Variant
JOHANNESBURG — As the United States and European countries close their borders over fears over the recently detected coronavirus variant,
F.W. De Klerk, Former South African President Who Dismantled Apartheid, Dies at 85
F.W. de Klerk, who dramatically dismantled the apartheid system in South Africa that he and his ancestors had helped put
Ethiopia: Future of Tigray and Horn of Africa ‘in grave uncertainty’
A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached “disastrous proportions”, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Monday, warning of “grave uncertainty” surrounding the future of the country and stability of the whole Horn of Africa region.
Moderna won’t share its vaccine recipe. WHO has hired an African startup to crack it
Enlarge this image Members of a team at the Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines lab in Cape Town, South Africa. The World Health Organization has enlisted the company to replicate Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Tommy Trenchard for NPR Tommy Trenchard for NPR Fans of the television series The Great British Bake Off have long marveled at the skill contestants show…