Explainers

AKOBO: U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned on Tuesday of a deteriorating crisis in South Sudan during a visit to...

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for assisting in the return of 17...

DAKAR: Willy Ngoma, spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, was killed in a drone strike by the Democratic Republic of...

NAIROBI/DAR ES SALAAM: The U.S.-led military exercise Justified Accord 2026 began this week in Kenya and Tanzania, bringing together around...

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy renewed his call on Tuesday for Ukraine to join the European Union by 2027, as European...

BASSETERRE: Caribbean leaders called for dialogue and de-escalation on Tuesday amid mounting tensions over a United States oil embargo on...

WASHINGTON: The last time Donald Trump delivered a State of the Union address, it produced the memorable optics of Nancy...

GENEVA: Rwanda has called for a regional mechanism to combat hate speech and impunity, warning that unchecked incitement, particularly online,...

N'DJAMENA: Chad closed its eastern border with Sudan on Monday after weekend clashes linked to Sudan's civil war killed five...

BRUSSELS: The money Russia earned from exporting oil and gas dropped over the last 12 months, even as the country's...