Africa

With Rivals Restricted, Kagame Looks Set for Another Term in Rwanda
The Central African nation is voting on a potential fourth term for President Paul Kagame. Opposition figures say they have been threatened and arbitrarily detained.
By Abdi Latif Dahir
First a Crack in the Wall, Then His School Collapsed, Killing at Least 22
The number found dead or injured in the rubble of the private school in Nigeria was still climbing and dozens, including many students, remained trapped, authorities said.
By Elian Peltier and Ismail Alfa
Kenya’s President Fires His Cabinet After Nationwide Protests
President William Ruto dismissed all but one of his cabinet secretaries after demonstrations over a finance bill that would have raised taxes led to the deaths of at least 41 people.
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Abdi Latif Dahir
This Alliance United West Africa for Decades. Now Countries Are Backing Out.
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are withdrawing from a 49-year-old regional alliance that has allowed goods and nearly 400 million people to travel freely across a tightly connected region.
By Elian Peltier
Rwanda Says It Doesn’t Have to Repay U.K. for Scrapped Migration Plan
Britain gave Rwanda hundreds of millions of pounds, even though no asylum seekers were deported to the Central African nation under the agreement.
By Abdi Latif Dahir
6 Beautiful, Breezy Places to Learn to Kiteboard
The sport, in which you strap on a 30-foot kite and skim across the waves, is about to make its Olympic debut. Here’s where non-Olympians can give it a try.
By Nora Walsh
Why Foreign Officers Are Policing Haiti
About 400 Kenyan officers have deployed to Haiti as part of the first wave of a multinational contingent tasked with trying to restore order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.
By Frances Robles and Abdi Latif Dahir
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U.S. Creates High-Tech Global Supply Chains to Blunt Risks Tied to China
The Biden administration is trying to get foreign companies to invest in chip-making in the United States and more countries to set up factories to do final assembly and packaging.
By Edward Wong and Ana Swanson
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After Deadly Protests, Kenyans Tell of Brutal Abductions
Dozens of activists say they were snatched from their homes or off the streets by hooded, armed men. Some are still missing, and the disappearances have unnerved a nation long seen as a pillar of stability.
By Abdi Latif Dahir and Brian Otieno
Violence, Rape, Thirst, Even Organ Theft: Migrants Face Lethal Risks in Africa
The danger to migrants while crossing the Mediterranean is well documented, but an earlier phase of their trek, across the Sahel and the Sahara, is deadlier, researchers say in a new report.
By Eve Sampson