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Articles in topic Africa
Ancient Logs Offer Earliest Example of Human Woodworking
Scientists have unearthed logs in Africa that are nearly a half-million years old, the remnants of large wooden structures crafted by our early ancestors.
[ nytimes.com ] Wood and Wood Products,Photos of Libya’s Floods
Powerful rains destroyed two dams, and the death toll in the North African country is estimated at more than 5,000.
[ nytimes.com ] vis-photo,Catalyzing Africa’s Climate Potential
A high-profile summit tries to kick-start the transition to clean energy.
[ nytimes.com ] Alternative and Renewable Energy,South African Inquiry Rebuts U.S. Charge on Russian Arms
A government investigation about a Russian ship contradicts U.S. accusations that South Africa provided arms to fight Ukraine, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. But a government report won’t be released, he added.
[ nytimes.com ] Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022),Officials Knew of Problems at Building That Caught Fire in South Africa
An extensive paper trail reveals that the authorities in Johannesburg were warned repeatedly about the dangers in the derelict building where 76 people died in a fire this week.
[ nytimes.com ] Apartheid (Policy),Filthy Toilets, No Showers and Criminal Landlords: Life in a South African Firetrap
After harrowing escapes from the apartment fire in Johannesburg that killed at least 74 people, residents described how they managed to build lives with no legal water or electricity, and very little privacy.
[ nytimes.com ] Fires and Firefighters,Fire in Johannesburg, South Africa, Kills 74
Johannesburg, with a severe shortage of affordable housing, has hundreds of illegally occupied derelict buildings that officials and housing advocates say have become firetraps.
[ nytimes.com ] Fires and Firefighters,Zimbabwe’s Neighbors Cast Doubt on Elections That Gave Mnangagwa the Win
The main regional bloc in southern Africa and the African Union declined to rubber stamp the elections and cast doubt on a vote that led to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-election.
[ nytimes.com ] Zambia,U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants
The United States was told last year that Saudi security forces were shooting, shelling and abusing groups of migrants, but it chose not to raise the issue publicly.
[ nytimes.com ] Illegal Immigration,At BRICS Summit, Putin Tries to Rally Support
Leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa addressed other topics, but Russia’s president, unable to attend in person because he is wanted for war crimes, put the war in Ukraine at center stage in the meeting.
[ nytimes.com ] Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022),Little Rock Will Offer A.P. African American Studies Despite State Objections
The school district in Little Rock, Ark., is resisting efforts by the administration of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to limit teaching about race.
[ nytimes.com ] Education (K-12),Arkansas Warns School Districts Not to Offer A.P. African American Studies
Like Florida, which refused to approve the class, the Arkansas education department suggested that the course violates state law.
[ nytimes.com ] Colleges and Universities,Amid Niger Coup, Nigeria Grapples with Potential Military Intervention
An ongoing coup in Niger could shape the future of a West African regional bloc and the presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the newly elected leader of Nigeria.
[ nytimes.com ] Politics and Government,Niger is Latest African Country Where France’s Fortunes are Fading
A recent military takeover in Niger has thrown into uncertainty the future of France’s presence in West and Central Africa, raising doubts about the future of U.S. military involvement there, too.
[ nytimes.com ] France,‘Kill the Boer’ Song Fuels Backlash in South Africa and U.S.
Right-wing commenters claim that an old anti-apartheid chant is a call to anti-white violence, but historians and the left-wing politician who embraces it say it should not be taken literally.
[ nytimes.com ] South Africa,Coups in Africa Run Coast to Coast After Niger Turmoil
This past week’s military takeover in Niger completed a domino chain of countries ruled by leaders who seized power by force, fueling instability and presenting a conundrum for the United States.
[ nytimes.com ] Africa,Florida’s New Black History Standards Have Drawn Backlash. Who Wrote Them?
In updating the standards to comply with a new law that limits how racism can be taught, officials largely bypassed the state’s African American History Task Force.
[ nytimes.com ] Florida,Putin, at Summit With African Leaders, Casts West as Mutual Foe
At a summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, President Vladimir V. Putin offered free grain as he sought to shore up ties with the continent. But lower-than-hoped-for attendance among African leaders hinted at tempering support.
[ nytimes.com ] Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022),White House Condemns Fox News Over Greg Gutfeld’s Holocaust Comments
In a debate over Florida’s African American history curriculum, Greg Gutfeld said Jews in Nazi concentration camps “had to be useful” to survive, remarks that the White House called “an obscenity.”
[ nytimes.com ] Television,War Brought Putin Closer to Africa. Now It’s Pushing Them Apart.
As President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia prepares to host African leaders at a summit, a collapsed grain deal and the uncertain fate of Wagner mercenaries have cast a shadow.
[ nytimes.com ] International Relations,