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World

17d ago

World

3 Americans sentenced to death after failed Congo coup plot are sent home

Congolese authorities seek to sign a minerals deal with the U.S. in exchange for security support to fight rebels in the country’s conflict-hit east.
Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson
Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson

World

18d ago

World

33 killed as floods leave half of Congo’s capital under water

Heavy rains began last week, causing the key Ndjili River to overflow on Friday and submerge hundreds of buildings.
A man lies on top of a car stuck in floodwaters in the Ndjili district of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 6, 2025.
A man lies on top of a car stuck in floodwaters in the Ndjili district of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 6, 2025.

World

19d ago

World

Gunmen kill at least 52 people and displace hundreds in northern Nigeria

The reason for the attacks in six villages in Plateau’s Bokkos district last week, the worst outbreak of violence since December 2023, wasn't immediately known.
Victims of an attack by gunmen pray for peace at camp for the internally displaced camp in Bokkos, northern Nigeria, on Dec. 27, 2023.
Victims of an attack by gunmen pray for peace at camp for the internally displaced camp in Bokkos, northern Nigeria, on Dec. 27, 2023.

NCAA

21d ago

NCAA

These two standout centers started together in Africa. Now they are rivals in the Final Four.

Duke's Khaman Maluach and Florida's Rueben Chinyelu met at NBA Academy Africa, a hub for talented athletes throughout the continent. They used to dream of playing in the NCAA Tournament.
Side by side of Khaman Maluach and Rueben Chinyelu.
Side by side of Khaman Maluach and Rueben Chinyelu.
23d ago

Trump's highest tariff will kill tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, economist says

Ridiculed for imposing trade tariffs on frozen islands largely inhabited by penguins, Trump’s formula for calculating levies has a serious side: It's also hitting some of the world’s poorest nations hardest.
A cattle herder guides his cows in Mokema, Lesotho
A cattle herder guides his cows in Mokema, Lesotho

World

25d ago

World

Zimbabwe police deploy to block protests over extension of president’s rule

The country’s ruling ZANU-PF party has said it wants to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office by two years until 2030.
riot police officers patrol the streets in the capital Harare
riot police officers patrol the streets in the capital Harare

World

30d ago

World

Six dead as tourist submarine crashes off the coast of Egypt

Dozens of people were aboard the Sindbad submersible when it crashed in the Red Sea less than a mile off the coast of the Egyptian city of Hurghada.
Six feared killed in submarine incident off Egypt
Six feared killed in submarine incident off Egypt

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