A new South African video heist game robs museums to return African art

The push to end harmful cooking methods worldwide

VIDEO EXPLAINER: How the war in Ukraine is affecting wheat exports and food culture in Senegal

In the wake of Chadian President Idriss Déby’s death, a transitional military council will lead the country

A life of statelessness derailed this Eritrean runner’s hopes to compete in the Olympics

Deported U.S. Veterans Speak Out Against Treatment by Feds

City of angels

BLK JKS: Too Good For Vowels

Remembering Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai in her words

Hundreds of Israeli rabbis say they will personally hide African asylum-seekers in their homes

The remorseful executioner.

Bumps along South Africa’s yellow BRIC road

Radio Free(ing) Africa

A White House in Crisis, Inside Immigration Detention, Love Letters to Africa

How this torture survivor from Chad made good on ‘a pact with God’

Survey shows 30 percent decline in African savannah elephant population

Riots, arrests in the wake of disputed presidential election in Gabon

Women in Tunisia wary of surge in Islamist power, fearful of losing their rights

Chinese trying to develop softer image in Africa, globally by teaching, educating

United States commits ground soldiers to battle militia in Uganda

Libyan government confirms Moammar Gadhafi captured and killed; Obama speaks

Washington, D.C., woman becomes queen of Ghana village

Land grab in Africa by global hedge funds, American universities

How Barack Obama convinced many African immigrants that their vote matters

African Growth, the U.F.O. Candidate, A Dream Database

Early Warning System Makes Famine Easy to Predict, But Not Prevent

North Korea’s biggest export? Giant statues. To African dictators.

Terror in California, Fighting Boko Haram, Gene Editing

To make a real difference in some of Africa’s poorest countries, we should train more translators

African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent

Kenyan musician Sila creates a new superhero he can relate to — Super African!

Kenyan musician Sila creates a new superhero he can relate to — Super African!

The Lion(s) Sleep Tonight

The Money Show

Beneath the Music: Featured Artists

Beneath the Music: Featured Artists

Kenya’s gay community comes out, one story at a time

School Year Blog: Why South African students are afraid to cut class

These South African girls are inspired by Malala, even without a Nobel Prize

South African teen explains what it’s like to be kind of famous in America

Tragedy strikes African migrants headed to Italy seeking asylum

Kofi Awoonor: Ghanaian Diplomat and Poet Dies in Terrorist Attack

Infographic: The Human Toll of Infertility in Africa

Family Planning Series Video: Beauty’s Children

‘Like vultures:’ Press hovering around ailing Nelson Mandela, angering South Africans

Mali’s last master calligrapher escapes violence in Timbuktu with ancient manuscripts in tow

Militants in Mali take hostages in Algeria

Increase of French forces in Mali, hopes to end ongoing crisis

Tourist trade dries up as Mali struggles with Islamist insurgency

In Africa, Malians forced to flee, frustrated by lack of progress

Chips Funga: Kenyans transform term for French fries into slang for one-night stand

After Libyan revolution, multi-cultural community torn apart

Women in Sierra Leone face high barriers to participation in politics

South Africa introduces new currency design, honoring Nelson Mandela

Next generation of Mali musicians face a country that won’t let them perform

Nairobi glue pusher preys on addicted kids to help her own

‘Oprah of Egypt’ serves up good food, practical advice one show at a time

Libyans wage battle over last holdout of Muammar Gaddafi supporters

Top suspect in Libya consulate attack still hasn’t been questioned

Kenya trying to wrestle with pollution damaging economically important lake