Africa

Germany inks controlled labor migration deal with Kenya

Germany and Kenya signed an agreement on Friday in Berlin seeking to allow more skilled workers from the east African country to live and...

At least three dead as two passenger trains collide in Egypt’s Nile delta

Two passenger trains have collided in Egypt’s Nile delta, killing at least three people, two of them children,...

Pioneering ballerina Michaela DePrince dies, aged 29

Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who performed with Beyoncé and was seen by many as a trailblazer, has died...

Scramble for Africa

Bust of Contention

Alleged killer of Uganda Olympian, Rebecca Cheptegui dies

The man accused of killing Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died, hospital officials announced. Dickson Ndiema Marangach, the former boyfriend of Cheptegei who reportedly lit her on...

Egypt and Turkey’s nascent alliance tested by new crisis in Libya

A new alliance between Egypt and Turkey designed to end a long-running dispute over events in the Middle East faces it first major test...

Egypt and Turkey’s nascent alliance set to be tested by new crisis in Libya

A new alliance between Egypt and Turkey designed to end a long-running dispute over events in the Middle East faces it first major test...

Mpox Offers Another Chance to Confront Vaccine Inequity

On Aug. 14, the World Health Organization named mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years. When the first declaration was issued in 2022,...

US Niger Exit Complete