Africa

In the wake of Chadian President Idriss Déby's death, a transitional military council will lead the country

April 21, 2021

Idriss Déby's death has spurred a dizzying, 360-degree change of course for Chad, which was nearing the end of an election that was projected to give the president a sixth term in office.

Justice

Brooklyn Center mayor on Chauvin trial: Black people can no longer tolerate ‘a state of terror’

The World

April 19, 2021

Mayor Mike Elliott talks to Marco Werman about how his childhood in Liberia prepared him for this leadership moment — as his city grapples with the killing of Daunte Wright, and braces for the verdict in the case of George Floyd's death.

Music

Femi Kuti and Made Kuti continue Afrobeat legacy in two-part album

The World

April 12, 2021

The roots of Afrobeat — not to be confused with the more pop-oriented Afrobeats, which has exploded in popularity in recent years — is socially conscious music, according to Made Kuti, Fela Kuti's grandson.

Music

New album lifts up the voices of ostracized women in northern Ghana’s ‘witch camps’

The World

April 05, 2021

The stories of these women, who remain vulnerable, can now be heard on an album called "I've forgotten now who I used to be."

COVID-19

In Zimbabwe, vaccine hesitancy among front-line workers stalls rollout

The World

March 31, 2021

A month into its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Zimbabwe has struggled to surpass the 75,000 mark as some front-line health workers are skeptical about the Chinese-made Sinopharm efficacy rate.

Hundreds remain missing after Cabo Delgado attack

The World

March 29, 2021

Last week, Islamist insurgents stormed Palma, killing dozens of people, according to Mozambique’s Ministry of Defense spokesperson Omar Saranga.

Environment

This start-up turns locust swarms in Kenya into animal feed

The World

March 24, 2021

The Bug Picture has worked for the last six weeks in Kenya to pilot a program that pays farmers to collect locusts from their fields in exchange for cash.

Obituary

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died at 61

The World

March 18, 2021

After weeks of speculation about the health and whereabouts of Tanzanian President John Magufuli, he was pronounced dead on Wednesday night.

The Big Fix

Climate divestment activists draw inspiration from South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle

The World

March 18, 2021

The global boycott against South Africa’s apartheid regime is credited, in part, for helping to end it. Now, climate change activists are borrowing from the same playbook — pulling dollars from those who fund the fossil-fuel industry.

Books

West African villagers take on an American oil giant in a new novel by Imbolo Mbue

The World

March 12, 2021

"How Beautiful We Were" tells the fictional story of West African villagers who stand up to an imagined American oil company that is poisoning their land and water.

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