1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (809+ words) MOHALE’S HOEK, Lesotho — On a cold morning, Ntlhane Sehloho grabbed his backpack containing medical equipment and embarked on a three-hour journey, navigating the curving gravel roads leading to a clinic nestled in a valley of mountainous Lesotho. Sehloho has an…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (748+ words) An attempt to turn war on bigotry into war on Jews The rising tide of antisemitism is about to get another boost, courtesy of the United Nations’ squatting in New York City. In September, the U.N. General Assembly will revive…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (405+ words) KAMPALA, Uganda — Tanzania’s vice president is resigning after less than a year in office, following what analysts say was a power struggle with the country’s first female leader. Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi offered to vacate the office on Sept. 4, according…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (162+ words) JOHANNESBURG — Four suspects in the killing of former world champion boxer Zolani Tete were arrested, South African police said Monday. Tete was in his car outside his home last week when men wearing balaclavas opened fire, police said. A woman…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (212+ words) SOKOTO, Nigeria — A boat capsized Thursday in a river in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state, leaving at least 47 people dead, officials and residents said. The boat was carrying more than 80 people, most of whom were heading to farms for work in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (101+ words) Chances are high the South Africa-New Zealand test series starting on Saturday will be decided by a goalkicker. Fortunately for both teams, they have some sharpshooters. The Springboks can roll out Handre Pollard, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Mannie Libbok. The All…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (606+ words) LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema was declared the winner Tuesday of a troubled election that saw vote counting suspended at one point because of violence at polling stations and opposition officials arrested during a law enforcement raid in which…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (402+ words) LUSAKA, Zambia — Vote counting in Zambia’s presidential election was suspended by the electoral authority Friday over reports of attacks on polling officials and the theft of some ballot papers. The Electoral Commission of Zambia said it was suspending the counting…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (718+ words) LUSAKA, Zambia — Vote counting got underway Thursday evening in Zambia after polls closed in a closely watched presidential election that tests whether President Hakainde Hichilema’s economic reforms were enough to overcome widespread frustration over the cost of living. About 8 million…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (404+ words) HARARE, Zimbabwe — Mourners gathered in a Zimbabwe fishing town Thursday to bid farewell to dozens of people who were killed when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba this week, as police said the death toll rose to 46. Dozens of…...