Africa
Africa’s Fake-Goods Economy: When Cheap Toys Become a Public-Safety Crisis

Africa’s Fake-Goods Economy: When Cheap Toys Become a Public-Safety Crisis

A child’s toy is usually associated with play, imagination and safety. But in South Africa, a growing counterfeit-toy market is forcing families, businesses and regulators to confront a darker reality: products that look harmless may

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Libya Election Roadmap Offers Path Out of Political Deadlock

Libya Election Roadmap Offers Path Out of Political Deadlock

TRIPOLI, Libya — The United Nations has welcomed a new agreement between Libya’s rival political factions that sets out a roadmap towards long-delayed national elections, offering a possible route out of the country’s prolonged political

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Gambia Declares Power Emergency as Blackout Protests Intensify

Gambia Declares Power Emergency as Blackout Protests Intensify

BANJUL, The Gambia — The Gambia is facing a growing electricity and political crisis after prolonged power cuts triggered street protests in and around the capital, with demonstrators demanding that President Adama Barrow resign. The

Central Africa
Equatorial Guinea Faces Scrutiny Over US-Deported Migrants

Equatorial Guinea Faces Scrutiny Over US-Deported Migrants

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Equatorial Guinea is facing growing scrutiny over the treatment of migrants deported from the United States after police allegedly pointed firearms at detainees during an altercation at a hotel in Malabo.

Development & Economy
Kenya’s Crackdown on Foreign Traders Sparks Regional Concerns

Kenya’s Crackdown on Foreign Traders Sparks Regional Concerns

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s crackdown on foreign nationals operating small-scale retail businesses and hawking has triggered a wider debate over jobs, migrant rights, regional trade and the limits of economic protectionism. President William Ruto initially

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Ernest Bai Koroma Returns to Sierra Leone After Treason Case Dropped

Ernest Bai Koroma Returns to Sierra Leone After Treason Case Dropped

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned home after more than two years in Nigeria, following the government’s decision to discontinue treason proceedings against him over an alleged 2023

East Africa
Venâncio Mondlane Faces Trial Over Mozambique Election Protests

Venâncio Mondlane Faces Trial Over Mozambique Election Protests

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambique’s opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane is set to face trial before the country’s Supreme Court over his alleged role in protests that followed the disputed 2024 presidential election, reopening questions about political

East Africa
Tanzania Mourns Death of President Samia’s Husband

Tanzania Mourns Death of President Samia’s Husband

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzania is mourning the death of Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who died on Monday while receiving treatment for a heart condition in Zanzibar. Vice

Africa
UN Backs Map Showing Africa’s True Size

UN Backs Map Showing Africa’s True Size

NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly has endorsed an African-led campaign to change how the world is represented on maps, backing the use of projections that more accurately reflect the true size of

Development & Economy
Ruto Orders Tata Chemicals Out of Kenya Over Lake Magadi

Ruto Orders Tata Chemicals Out of Kenya Over Lake Magadi

NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has ordered Tata Chemicals to end its operations in Kenya, escalating a dispute over the Indian company’s century-old soda ash business at Lake Magadi in Kajiado County. Ruto announced