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Hundreds of buildings were damaged or looted, including schools and hospitals, in a wave of unrest after Daniel Chapo was confirmed as the winner of the presidential election. ​Hundreds of buildings were damaged or looted, including schools and hospitals, in a wave of unrest after Daniel Chapo was confirmed as the winner of the presidential […]

More than 250 people have died in this southern African nation as protesters disputing the results of the presidential election clash with the police and military. ​More than 250 people have died in this southern African nation as protesters disputing the results of the presidential election clash with the police and military. Read More

Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without tsunami deaths is a challenge. ​Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without tsunami deaths is a challenge. Read More

Trapped in Sudan’s brutal civil war, a young woman chose to work in a clinic on the front line, treating civilians and combatants. She had to navigate suspicion from both sides. ​Trapped in Sudan’s brutal civil war, a young woman chose to work in a clinic on the front line, treating civilians and combatants. She

The congregation in Nairobi, Kenya, has been forced to move to 10 different locations over 10 years, and yet it has survived as a sanctuary in an increasingly hostile environment. ​The congregation in Nairobi, Kenya, has been forced to move to 10 different locations over 10 years, and yet it has survived as a sanctuary

In the ruins left by Cyclone Chido, people from Mayotte, off the eastern coast of Africa, are calling to deport the undocumented immigrants who had settled there from neighboring islands. ​In the ruins left by Cyclone Chido, people from Mayotte, off the eastern coast of Africa, are calling to deport the undocumented immigrants who had

A ruling on Monday confirming that Daniel Chapo had won a disputed election has sparked protests and violence. ​A ruling on Monday confirming that Daniel Chapo had won a disputed election has sparked protests and violence. Read More

The decision paves the way for the governing party’s candidate to take office next month, but the country is on edge because earlier protests after the election left more than 100 people dead. ​The decision paves the way for the governing party’s candidate to take office next month, but the country is on edge because

Officials have said that the death toll in Mayotte, currently at 35, could end up in the thousands. But in the capital, there were no scenes of public mourning and little talk of searches for missing loved ones. ​Officials have said that the death toll in Mayotte, currently at 35, could end up in the

The ruling opens the way to enforcing a judgement originally handed down by a Kinshasa court in 2009 ordering the DRC authorities to pay the Congolese-registered company $3.5m. ​The ruling opens the way to enforcing a judgement originally handed down by a Kinshasa court in 2009 ordering the DRC authorities to pay the Congolese-registered company