The military announced on Wednesday it had taken over the West African nation. Later, the opposition leader accused the incumbent president of staging the coup d’état to try to retain power.
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Police statistics in South Africa dispute President Trump’s claim that Afrikaners are being targeted in a genocide, but the high murder rate includes victims of all backgrounds. John Eligon, our Johannesburg bureau chief, traveled with several patrol groups in communities of South Africa to explore how the country is dealing with crime.
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By John Eligon, Joao Silva, Christina Thornell, Leila Medina and James Surdam
Despite decades of evidence on the toxic effects of lead battery recycling, companies opted not to act and blocked efforts to clean up the industry.
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Recycling lead for U.S. car batteries is poisoning children — and we know because we tested them. Will Fitzgibbon, a reporter at The Examination, describes how children in Nigeria developed lead levels associated with lifelong brain damage, and how factory workers told us they were coughing up black dust.
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By Will Fitzgibbon, Peter S. Goodman, Melanie Bencosme, Jon Miller, Laura Salaberry, Rebecca Suner and Finbarr O’Reilly
Dr. Esperance Luvindao, who leads the country’s health and social services and is the youngest health minister in Africa, has ambitious plans.
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With the United States boycotting the summit, other nations sought to strike new deals, and some took a tougher tone with President Trump.
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Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare.
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In a joint statement, the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to Ukraine, which faces the prospect of losing American support if it rejects the latest proposal.
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An audacious effort joined two disparate communities, who say they all suffer from the staggering violence and crime affecting the country.
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Johannesburg this weekend will host the first G20 meeting on African soil. Protesters are using the moment to draw attention to domestic problems.
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The girl hid in a toilet; another managed to sneak away. Security forces are still trying to rescue the 24 girls who were abducted in northwestern Nigeria.
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It is unclear what President Trump will do to end a brutal civil war in which both sides are backed by U.S. allies, but his statement that he will try has raised hopes for peace.
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