Africa
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Kenya Starts to Digest the Result of a Bitterly Contested Election
KISUMU, Kenya — After a tumultuous political day in Kenya, the country on Tuesday began to come to terms with…
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Killing of Ranger Protecting Rhinos Raises Fears for Conservation Efforts
Anton Mzimba, the lead ranger at a reserve in South Africa, had received multiple death threats. But he tried not…
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Kenya Declares New President, but Battle May Not Be Over
NAIROBI, Kenya — On a continent where military coups and rubber stamp elections have proliferated in recent years, Kenya stands…
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French Soldiers Quit Mali After 9 Years, Billions Spent and Many Lives Lost
It began with fanfare and friendship: Arriving in the West African nation of Mali in 2013, French troops were greeted…
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From Barefoot Student to Power Broker: William Ruto Is Declared Kenya’s President
SAMBUT, Kenya — William Ruto spent his childhood on a plot of family land down an unpaved, narrow road in…
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Ivory Coast Wants a Bigger Bite of the Cocoa Business
GRAND-BASSAM, Ivory Coast — The worker carefully peeled the husks from the cocoa beans to keep them from breaking, then…
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Kenya on Edge as Media’s Election Tally Suddenly Stops
NAIROBI, Kenya — As results poured in from Kenya’s cliffhanger presidential election, patrons at a restaurant in Eldoret, 150 miles…
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Protests Turn Deadly in Sierra Leone Over Rising Cost of Living
Demonstrations against rising prices in the West African nation of Sierra Leone turned deadly this week, the country’s authorities said…
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Kamoya Kimeu, Fossil-Hunting ‘Legend’ in East Africa, Is Dead
Kamoya Kimeu, the son of a goat herder whose preternatural gift for spotting and identifying petrified tibias, skull fragments and…
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Blinken Urges Rwanda and Congo to End Support for Warring Militias
KIGALI, Rwanda — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Thursday that he had urged the leaders of Rwanda…
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