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Political Rivalry in Zambia Extends to Funeral of Former President Edgar Lungu

The burial site of Edgar Lungu, Zambia’s former president, has become the latest conflict in a relationship marred by hostility

Conquering Soccer and Arming Warlords

The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of Manchester City, a top English soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars.

Overlooked No More: Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Whose Camera Sought a Truer Image of Black Men

He was a pioneering figure in Black British art whose rebellious, symbol-rich images explored race, queerness, desire and spirituality.

Rwanda and Congo Sign U.S.-Brokered Peace Treaty

President Trump claims credit for the outcome. The main question now is how the treaty will be implemented as fighting still rages in eastern Congo.

Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids

Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone.

What to Know About the Antigovernment Protests in Kenya

Thousands demonstrated on Wednesday to express their anger over government corruption and police brutality.

RFK Jr. Accuses Gavi, Global Vaccine Agency, of Ignoring Science

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that the agency, Gavi, had “ignored the science” in immunizing children around the world.

At Least 8 Killed as Protesters Battle Police in Kenya

Demonstrators joined antigovernment marches across the country a year after huge rallies against a contentious tax plan left more than 60 people dead.

Promise of Victory Over H.I.V. Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support

A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.

Inside the Global Deal-Making Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations

The administration is pushing nations around the world, including ones at war, to take people expelled by the U.S. government who are not citizens of those countries.

The Evolution of Trump’s Views on Foreign Aid

The administration has gutted agencies like U.S.A.I.D., and President Trump has denigrated their work as wasteful and rife with fraud. His views on humanitarian assistance have seesawed since he entered political life.

Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Migrants to Countries Other Than Their Own

The ruling applies immediately to a group of men the government has sought to send to South Sudan.

U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.

Regulators Approve Lenacapavir for H.I.V. Prevention

The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries.

When Humans Learned to Live Everywhere

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for our global migration.