https://www.nytimes.com/section/world/africa en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:47:52 +0000 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:19:44 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/section/world/africa https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/africa/africa-cdc-congo-ebola.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/africa/africa-cdc-congo-ebola.html Most of the people testing positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo are not on health workers’ radar, suggesting that contact tracing is lagging dangerously behind. Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Stephanie Nolen Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:57:49 +0000 Ebola Virus Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Contact Tracing (Public Health) Epidemics Deaths (Fatalities) Africa Bunia (Congo, Democratic Republic of) Ituri Province (Congo, Democratic Republic of) Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times A community health worker taking the temperature of a man whose son is being treated for the virus near the city of Bunia in Democratic Republic of Congo. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/africa/kenya-protest-nairobi-shutdown.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/africa/kenya-protest-nairobi-shutdown.html The protest, an annual event, has become a showcase of the growing political power of Kenya’s youth. Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Brian O. Otieno Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:17:51 +0000 Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Politics and Government Police Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings Civilian Casualties Ruto, William Mwangi, Boniface Kenya Nairobi (Kenya) Luis Tato/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Protesters being arrested outside Parliament buildings in Nairobi on Thursday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/africa/south-sudan-usaid-education.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/africa/south-sudan-usaid-education.html South Sudan is the world’s newest nation and its education system is on the verge of collapse, putting an entire generation at risk. Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Ed Ram Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:09:25 +0000 Foreign Aid Budgets and Budgeting War and Armed Conflicts Education (K-12) Teachers and School Employees Youth Children and Childhood United States Agency for International Development United Nations Children's Fund Kiir Mayardit, Salva Trump, Donald J Africa South Sudan vis-photo Ed Ram for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/science/ebola-bundibugyo-animal-reservoir.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/science/ebola-bundibugyo-animal-reservoir.html Scientists believe that the Bundibugyo virus persists in an animal species, occasionally spilling over into humans. But they have yet to identify the species. Carl Zimmer Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:04:00 +0000 Ebola Virus Disease Rates Animals Bats Epidemics Research Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) internal-open-access-from-nl Michel Lunanga/Getty Images https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/africa/sudan-war-rsf-atrocities.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/africa/sudan-war-rsf-atrocities.html A highway running through El Obeid links Darfur in west Sudan to the east, making it a strategically significant battleground. Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Brian O. Otieno Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:28:22 +0000 War and Armed Conflicts War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Civilian Casualties Politics and Government Foreign Aid Defense and Military Forces Humanitarian Aid Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat Rapid Support Forces (Sudan) Hamdan, Mohamed (Hemeti) al-Burhan, Abdel Fattah Darfur (Sudan) El Fasher (Sudan) Khartoum (Sudan) Port Sudan (Sudan) South Sudan internal-open-access-from-nl Sudan El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters A camp for displaced persons in El Obeid, Sudan, in January. The crisis has forced around 14 million people from their homes. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/health/ebola-symptoms-death-rate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/health/ebola-symptoms-death-rate.html That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder. Apoorva Mandavilli Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:31:22 +0000 Deaths (Fatalities) Disease Rates Ebola Virus Epidemics International Medical Corps World Health Organization Bunia (Congo, Democratic Republic of) Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Ituri Province (Congo, Democratic Republic of) internal-open-access-from-nl Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times A health worker checking people’s temperatures at an entry point to the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/health/cystic-fibrosis-drug-triko-trikafta.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/health/cystic-fibrosis-drug-triko-trikafta.html A generic version of a breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug, manufactured in Bangladesh for a fraction of the American price, may give some families around the world an unlikely lifeline. Stephanie Nolen Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:24:37 +0000 Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Cystic Fibrosis Beximco Pharmaceuticals Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc Developing Countries Bangladesh Trikafta Triko Fabeha Monir for The New York Times Josua Lottering traveled with his mother from South Africa to Bangladesh to buy a life-changing drug for cystic fibrosis. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/business/toyota-africa-electric-vehicles-lawsuit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/business/toyota-africa-electric-vehicles-lawsuit.html A lawsuit filed in California claims the automaker’s philanthropic arm stole technology intended to help poor farmers, but it is not clear to what end. Jack Ewing Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:58:09 +0000 Toyota Motor Corp Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Suits and Litigation (Civil) Mobility for Africa Toyota Mobility Foundation Bloemen, Shantha Philanthropy Rural Areas Africa Zimbabwe Poverty Solar Energy Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Agriculture and Farming Innovation Sustainable Living Fuel Emissions (Transportation) Songa Mobility Cynthia R. Matonhodze for The New York Times Mobility for Africa developed a three-wheeled electric vehicle that rural residents of Zimbabwe use to transport produce and other goods to market. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/world/africa/cape-verde-world-cup-uruguay.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/world/africa/cape-verde-world-cup-uruguay.html Cape Verde’s veteran goalkeeper, Vozinha, is keeping the archipelago nation’s hopes outsized after his performance against soccer giant Spain. Ruth Maclean, Andre Amaral and Saikou Jammeh Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:31:00 +0000 Cape Verde live-detached Spain World Cup 2026 (Soccer) Soccer International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) internal-open-access-from-nl Brett Davis/Reuters Cape Verde’s veteran goalkeeper, Josimar José Évora Dias, after the team played to a scoreless tie with Spain on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/world/africa/southafrica-aids-pepfar.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/world/africa/southafrica-aids-pepfar.html According to an unsigned statement from the State Department, the U.S. will phase out support for H.I.V. prevention and treatment in South Africa. Zimasa Matiwane Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:07:41 +0000 South Africa Foreign Aid Humanitarian Aid President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Medicine and Health Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome United States International Relations Trump, Donald J Joao Silva/The New York Times A men’s health clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, that closed last year after President Trump’s executive order slashed foreign aid. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/world/africa/niger-armed-attack-airport.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/world/africa/niger-armed-attack-airport.html A militant group claimed responsibility for the early-morning assault on Niamey airport, the second such attack in the West African country this year. Ruth Maclean Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:15:20 +0000 Niger Terrorism Airports Defense and Military Forces internal-open-access-from-nl Niamey (Niger) Diori Hamani International Airport Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) Sam Mednick/Associated Press The airport in Niamey, Niger, in 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/world/africa/france-senegal-world-cup-africa.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/world/africa/france-senegal-world-cup-africa.html Many see the rivalry between France and Senegal as a result of colonial heritage. But at the same time, European teams are more African than ever. Saikou Jammeh Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:47:03 +0000 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) live-detached Soccer World Cup 2026 (Soccer) World Cup (Soccer) African Cup of Nations (Soccer) Mbappe, Kylian (1998- ) Africa Dakar (Senegal) Qatar Vincent Alban for The New York Times Eight out of the 11 France players, in blue, who started the match against Senegal on Tuesday, were first- or second-generation immigrants, including Michael Olise, left, 24, born in the U.K. to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/health/pepfar-cdc-cuts.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/health/pepfar-cdc-cuts.html The State Department is taking over much of the control of global health initiatives, for which critics say the department does not have the expertise. Apoorva Mandavilli Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:43:08 +0000 Foreign Aid Centers for Disease Control and Prevention State Department Medicine and Health Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Developing Countries Ebola Virus President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief United States Politics and Government Eric Lee/The New York Times Demonstrators in Washington in 2025 protest the withholding of funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, PEPFAR. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/world/africa/congo-team-world-cup-soccer-leopard-fashion-sapeur.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/world/africa/congo-team-world-cup-soccer-leopard-fashion-sapeur.html The soccer stars’ sharp black suits with leopard-print details are a nod to a long history of “sapeur” fashion. Amelia Nierenberg, Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Saikou Jammeh and Justin Makangara Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:56:39 +0000 World Cup (Soccer) live-detached Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Soccer Politics and Government Fashion and Apparel Mobutu Sese Seko Africa Troy Taormina/Reuters The Democratic Republic of Congo’s men’s soccer team arriving in Houston last week to play in the World Cup. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-congo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-congo.html Health workers have warned that the outbreak, already one of the worst in decades, could take as long as a year to contain if infection rates do not flatten. Zane Irwin Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:53:44 +0000 Ebola Virus Disease Rates Epidemics Deaths (Fatalities) Humanitarian Aid Health Care Workers Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Africa internal-open-access-from-nl Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times Treating a patient suspected of having Ebola at a hospital in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, last month. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/us/cape-verde-spain-draw-world-cup.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/us/cape-verde-spain-draw-world-cup.html Cape Verde, a tiny island nation off the West African coast, is among the smallest countries to ever qualify for the World Cup. Fans marveled that it held the line against a tournament favorite. Rick Rojas Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:53:11 +0000 Cape Verde Spain World Cup 2026 (Soccer) Soccer Fans (Persons) Atlanta (Ga) internal-open-access-from-nl Brett Davis/Imagn, via Reuters For supporters of the Cape Verde national team, just making it to the World Cup and playing Spain, one of the world’s top-ranked teams, felt like history in the making. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/africa/100000010952087/ebola-congo-orphanage-children.html https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/africa/100000010952087/ebola-congo-orphanage-children.html The arrival of a sick newborn at Saint Nicholas Orphanage in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo set off an Ebola outbreak that quickly spread among the country’s most vulnerable. Local health authorities are now monitoring the children’s home, but at least two babies have already died. Bethlehem Feleke, Michael Anthony Adams, Yasu Tsuji and Jon Hazell Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:30:07 +0000 Ebola Virus Orphans and Orphanages Babies and Infants Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) vis-video https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/world/africa/deportations-central-african-republic-migrants-iran-women.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/world/africa/deportations-central-african-republic-migrants-iran-women.html The women are among nearly two dozen people slated to be sent to a country where the U.S. government has advised “Do not travel for any reason.” Megha Rajagopalan and Hamed Aleaziz Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:54 +0000 Illegal Immigration Refugees and Displaced Persons Politics and Government Deportation Human Rights and Human Rights Violations Iranian-Americans International Relations State Department Homeland Security Department Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea internal-open-access-from-nl Valerie Plesch for The New York Times The Trump administration is working to find ways to deport some migrants to third countries as a way around court orders barring their return home. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/world/africa/souleymane-diallo-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/world/africa/souleymane-diallo-dead.html He was harassed and briefly jailed for his work on Le Lynx, his satirical weekly newspaper, which investigated and caricatured a series of repressive leaders. Adam Nossiter Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:10:09 +0000 Diallo, Souleymane (1945-2026) Deaths (Obituaries) Newspapers Freedom of the Press Politics and Government Le Lynx (Newspaper) Guinea https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/world/africa/somalia-referee-world-cup-artan.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/world/africa/somalia-referee-world-cup-artan.html Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who is widely admired in his home country, would have been the first Somali to referee a World Cup game. Hussein Mohamed Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:30:38 +0000 Somalia live-detached World Cup (Soccer) Mogadishu (Somalia) International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Soccer United States Visas Trump, Donald J internal-open-access-from-nl Feisal Omar/Reuters Omar Abdulkadir Artan, a soccer referee who had planned to officiate at the World Cup, arriving back in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Wednesday.