Kenya’s pro-democracy anniversary protests on June 7, 2025, were marked by violence, looting and vandalism. Following these ...

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has visited the sites of devastating floods that have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country.

President Trump’s top diplomat in Africa, Troy Fitrell, will retire from the State Department next month, and Jonathan Pratt, the Bureau of African Affairs deputy assistant secretary, will take ...

The U.S. State Department's top official for Africa, Troy Fitrell, will retire in mid-July, a State Department spokesperson said on Thursday, adding the Africa bureau's number two, Jonathan Pratt ...

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Curated by Cheryl Haines, "Black Gold: Stories Untold" at Fort Point National Historic site documents the lives and experiences of African Americans in California from the Gold Rush through ...

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There was trepidation in South African officials ahead of their U.S. visit after the public dressing down of Ukraine’s president.

The State Department reportedly pressured African countries to adopt Elon Musk’s Starlink Nice $25 million foreign aid grant you’ve got there, Gambia. It’d be a shame if DOGE cut it.