#washingtonpost.com. × ‘White genocide’ in South Africa is not real, court rules in estate case. The ruling blocked a bequest to help fund a reputed white-supremacist group and comes after claims by President Trump that White landowners there face discrimination.
#Feb.27.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × ‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo. World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after reportedly eating a bat carcass.
#Feb.25.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Ancient pharaoh’s tomb unearthed in Egypt, first since Tutankhamun’s in 1922. The tomb of Thutmose II, who ruled about 3,500 years ago, was discovered by an Egyptian-British team near the Valley of the Kings.
#Feb.20.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × The Russian mercenary. Soldiers from the Wagner Group have helped Vladimir Putin advance his aim of restoring Russian power in Africa. But on the ground, they’ve learned hard lessons.
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × The American soldier. At a time when Africa is convulsed by various threats and American interests could be at risk, United States influence is in retreat.
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × The militia commander. The advancing tide of Islamist extremism has prompted the rise of pro-government militias. The result has been a vicious cycle of escalating violence.
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × The coup leader. As many Africans sour on the West, a new generation of military officers are seizing power, vowing to build strong and sovereign nations. But at what cost?
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × How we reported these stories. Washington Post journalists faced numerous challenges in reporting from the Sahel region of Africa, including hostility from locals and restrictions on access.
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × The defiant broadcaster. Military strongmen have silenced their critics and muzzled the media, threatening, arresting and exiling those who speak out for democracy. A few still dare.
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump’s global funding freeze leaves anti-terror programs in limbo. U.S. officials say now-suspended programs across Africa were designed specifically to respond to national security threats and contain the spread of terrorism.
#Feb.16.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × U.S. hits new low on global corruption index amid concern over courts. Denmark topped the latest Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of 90 out of 100. South Sudan fell to the bottom spot, with a score of eight.
#Feb.11.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Sam Nujoma, who led Namibia after independence struggle, dies at 95. Before independence in 1990, Mr. Nujoma directed a Cold War-era insurgency against South African control of the mineral-rich former German colony.
#Feb.11.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × The Islamic State has regrouped in Somalia — and has global ambitions. The Post ventured to the front lines of an offensive against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, where foreign fighters are flowing in and cash is flowing out.
#Feb.11.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Live briefing: Trump pressures Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians displaced from Gaza. In pushing for a U.S. takeover of Gaza, Trump said he wanted to move Palestinians to “a permanent place” and that those displaced would not be allowed to return.
#Feb.11.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump halts aid to South Africa, claiming discrimination against Afrikaners. His executive order accuses South Africa’s government of seizing property from White landowners and calls for their resettlement as “refugees” in the U.S.
#Feb.08.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump proposal to displace Gazans draws swift backlash in Arab world. Egypt, Jordan and Arab nations in the Persian Gulf were quick to respond, reiterating their opposition to the mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.
#Feb.05.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Fear, pain and hunger: The dire impact of U.S. funding cuts in Africa. Across Africa, the policies of the Trump administration are already having profound consequences for some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.
#Feb.04.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump threatens to cut U.S. aid to South Africa over land law. Trump’s comments waded into a sensitive racial issue and deepened already sharp divisions between the United States and South Africa.
#Feb.03.2025 ×
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