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In Nigeria, Female Suicide Bombers Are a Terrorist Grou...

Suicide bombers killed at least 32 people in three attacks in a Nigerian city on...

Bigheaded Salamander-like Fossil Turns Up in a Place No...

An ancient aquatic predator resembling a giant salamander turned up in an Africa...

Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage With New Law

A new law in the West African country of Sierra Leone allows child brides to ann...

Kings Battle for an Ancient Throne in Nigeria

Two men claim to be the emir of Kano, an ancient kingdom in northern Nigeria. Th...

Videos Show That Leeches Can Jump in Pursuit of Blood

There has long been anecdotal evidence of the wormy creatures taking to the air,...

A Tourist From New Mexico Is Killed by an Elephant in Z...

The incident came months after another tourist was killed in Zambia when an elep...

Many African Nations Want France Out. This Country Want...

France is facing deep anticolonial resentment across Africa, but has found a par...

Gilead Shot Provides Total Protection From HIV in Trial...

An injection given just twice a year could herald a breakthrough in protecting t...

Capturing a ‘Mosaic of Shifting Battle Fronts’ in Sudan

Declan Walsh, the chief Africa correspondent for The Times, reported from a coun...

South Africa Moves Closer to Electing a Leader, but Unc...

Parliament was expected to elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to a second term. But...

Why a 3-Legged Lion and His Brother Swam Across a Croco...

Researchers say the nearly mile-long swim was the longest by big cats ever recor...

F.B.I. Director Makes Rare Visit to Africa as Terrorism...

The Islamic State and Al Qaeda consider Africa ‘very fertile ground,’ said Chris...

Where the N.B.A. Sees Its Future

The league has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to cultivate an immense pot...

After Donald Trump'requested' Oprah Winfrey to be his r...

Here's What Oprah Winfrey Said After Donald Trump 'Requested' Her as His Running...

Sahara conflict: Irish authorities react to Brahim Ghal...

Faced with distortions to the facts, the Irish authorities have had to come out ...