With Mandela’s death, ANC is losing support
South Africa’s governing party is losing popularity even among its most fervent supporters.
With Mandela’s death, ANC is losing support
South Africa’s governing party is losing popularity even among its most fervent supporters.
S. Sudan rebels try to retake key town
Seizure of Bor could give loyalist to former vice president greater leverage in peace talks.
For Americans in S. Sudan, a Christmas unlike any other
A missionary and his family were trapped in their home for hours as a gunbattle raged outside.
In a town in South Sudan, not even the U.N. base was entirely safe
Fighting has engulfed the region, forcing thousands to flee and trapping foreigners, including Americans.
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Thousands displaced by fighting in South Sudan
The violence began in mid-December and quickly sparked inter-ethnic attacks.
Protests in Egypt
The trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi has been postponed until Feb. 1, prompting clashes in Cairo.
Clashes, mistrust in the Central African Republic
The nation’s sectarian conflict deepens as violence between armed Christian militias and Muslim fighters rages on.
Huge crowds gather to remember Mandela
Scores of world leaders and tens of thousands of South Africans honor their former leader’s extraordinary life.
Bomb blast hits bus in Cairo, wounds 5 people
A bomb explodes in a busy intersection near schools in the Egyptian capital.
Bombing at Egyptian police station
A powerful car bomb tore through a police headquarters in a Nile Delta city, killing 13 people.
Israel seeks ways to get illegal migrants to leave
The Israeli government says it won’t forcibly deport illegal African migrants, but it’s looking for ways to get them to leave voluntarily.
South Sudan conflict leaves hundreds dead
The clashes are apparently pitting soldiers from the president’s tribe against those of the ousted vice president.
A look inside Giza Zoo
Cairo’s underfunded, overwhelmed animal park has been beset by poverty, tear gas and suspicious animal deaths.
In rural South Africa, racism outlives Mandela
In the town of Ventersdorp, “the white people are running away” as blacks move in nearby.
Huge crowds gather to remember Mandela
Scores of world leaders and tens of thousands of South Africans honor their former leader’s extraordinary life.
Johannesburg enclave’s fierce pride in Mandela
At 23, the tribal heir began his journey to revolutionary icon in Alexandra.
Crisis in the Central African Republic
Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., visits the war-scorched nation, aiming to increase awareness of the crisis.
Gold mining in Uganda
Shelters to house hopeful miners spring up around an open-pit gold mine in the village of Lukingi.
Shiites mark Ashura
Shiite Muslims commemorate the day by mourning the martyrdom of the prophet Muhammad’s grandson.
Africa’s struggle with poaching
Fueled by the increasing demand for tusks and horns from Asia, rhino and elephant poaching continues to rise in Africa.
Deposed Egyptian leader is defiant in courtroom
The presiding judge adjourns the proceedings for two months after Morsi deems the trial illegitimate and chaos erupts.
U.N. fighting brigade in Congo
In trying to reverse the trajectory of the complex conflict, the U.N. hopes to rescue the image of its peacekeeping force.
On the hunt for Joseph Kony
American forces have significantly expanded their activities in the effort to capture, or kill, the messianic warlord.
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