Africa

Donald J. Trump has said he would transform America’s relationship with allies and adversaries. He has pledged to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, increase tariffs and deport millions.

By Damien Cave, Catherine Porter and Neil MacFarquhar

Dozens of teenagers had been accused of treason and faced possible death sentences, but indignation over their treatment, including lack of food, has the government backpedaling.

By Elian Peltier and Ismail Auwal

The epidemic in Africa continues to grow, prompting fears of another outbreak in the U.S. But the vaccine is no longer free, and vulnerable people are going without.

By Apoorva Mandavilli

Political parties that have governed for decades since African countries overthrew colonial rulers are now being challenged by frustrated young voters.

By John Eligon and Yvonne Mooka

The Russian mercenary group operated with little pushback in the West African nation — until it launched one of its most ambitious missions.

By Christiaan Triebert, Elian Peltier, Riley Mellen and Sanjana Varghese

After 58 years, the Botswana Democratic Party lost its majority in Parliament, becoming the latest long-dominant party in southern Africa to fall from power.

By Yvonne Mooka and John Eligon

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in school.

By Matt Kaplan

The party that has governed the country since 1966 could lose power as the economy struggles from a slump in demand for diamonds, which made Botswana an African success story.

By John Eligon and Yvonne Mooka

Since the documentary’s cameras stopped rolling, plans for a new museum to showcase the treasures have stalled, and the artifacts are once again off limits to the public in Benin.

By Elian Peltier

After a recent dam disaster, Nigerian officials blamed God, climate change and poor people. But experts had warned the dam was at risk well before it collapsed. The officials did nothing.

By Ruth Maclean, Ismail Alfa and Fati Abubakar