DAKAR, SENEGAL — African heads of state and development partners will discuss ways to increase Africa’s agricultural production at a summit in progress in Senegal. Climate change, soaring inflation, and…
WASHINGTON — Top Chinese, Russian and American officials are scrambling this month to visit African nations and pledge their commitment to the world’s fastest-growing continent. As President Joe Biden…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the…
The latest developments in Russia’s war on Ukraine. All times EST. 11 p.m.: One of the independent members of the recently established U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine says investigators have…
SITUATION OVERVIEW In December 2022, a historic fifth consecutive failed rainy season was confirmed in the Greater Horn of Africa. More than 36 million people are affected by the drought…