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Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who turned 44 on Monday, was little known until he received the backing of Ousmane Sonko, Senegal’s most formidable opposition politician. Both men were released from jail [...]

The top opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko, is barred from running. So Sunday's vote is widely seen as a choice between his handpicked candidate and the departing president's designated successor. She [...]

The top opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko, is barred from running. So Sunday’s vote is widely seen as a choice between his handpicked candidate and the departing president’s designated successor. She [...]

Senegal was seen as an outpost of democracy in a coup-plagued region until its president tried to cancel the election last month. He failed, and it’s going ahead next Sunday. [...]

Lawmakers in the West African country voted to advance a bill repealing a 2015 ban. If it passes the final round of voting, Gambia will become the first nation to [...]

Lawmakers in the West African country voted to advance a law repealing a 2015 ban. If it passes the final round of voting, Gambia will become the first nation to [...]

The West African country's military junta said the presence of U.S. forces was ''illegal.'' Increasingly, West Africans are questioning the motives of Western countries operating in Africa. Niger said it [...]

The West African country’s military junta said the presence of U.S. forces was “illegal.” Increasingly, West Africans are questioning the motives of Western countries operating in Africa. Niger said it [...]

The presidential candidate of the main opposition party, as well as its powerful founder, was released 10 days before the West African country is set to hold a national election. [...]

A mass abduction reported in a region terrorized by Boko Haram, and another days later at a primary school, highlighted the government's inability to control crime and armed insurgency. Theirs [...]

Yaya Dillo, who was expected to run for president in May, was killed along with many others in a gun battle in the capital, the national prosecutor said. The main [...]

Yaya Dillo, who was expected to run for president in May, was killed along with many others in a gun battle in the capital, the national prosecutor said. The main [...]

The legislation would sentence those who identify as L.G.B.T.Q. to three years in jail and punish those who promote gay issues as well. It would be among the harshest on [...]

The president of the West African country had postponed a coming election, but the country’s constitutional court said the vote must take place as soon as possible. Senegal’s constitutional court [...]

President Macky Sall abruptly postponed elections scheduled for this month, and on Monday, legislators in the West African nation voted to allow him to stay in office months after his [...]

The West African country had planned to hold an election in three weeks. But President Macky Sall canceled it indefinitely pending an inquiry into corruption allegations at the constitutional court. [...]

The West African country had planned to hold an election in three weeks. But President Macky Sall canceled it indefinitely pending an inquiry into corruption allegations at the constitutional court. [...]

The sanctions were imposed after soldiers seized power in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Soldiers who seized power in three West African nations announced on Sunday that they would pull [...]

The sanctions were imposed after soldiers seized power in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Soldiers who seized power in three West African nations announced on Sunday that they would pull [...]

El cazador escuchó que se acercaba el helicóptero. Recuerda que tomó su AK-47 y saltó a esconderse detrás de un árbol. Estaba cazando elefantes de manera ilegal con un grupo [...]

The hunter heard the helicopter coming. He grabbed his AK-47, he said, and jumped behind a tree. He was on an illegal elephant hunt with a group of men inside [...]

Byline: Ruth Maclean, Collins Chilumba Sampa and Gulshan Khan The hunter heard the helicopter coming. He grabbed his AK-47, he said, and jumped behind a tree. He was on an [...]

UADANE, Mauritania — La artista de henna se inclinó sobre la mano de su clienta, echando un vistazo al celular para copiar los detalles precisos del diseño elegido por la [...]

Byline: Ruth Maclean and Laura Boushnak The henna artist bent over her client's hand, glancing at the smartphone to get the precise details of the pattern chosen by her customer, [...]

The henna artist bent over her client's hand, glancing at the smartphone to get the precise details of the pattern chosen by her customer, a young woman living in an [...]

Byline: Ruth Maclean and Vivian Nereim Port Sudan, on the Red Sea, has been overwhelmed by people fleeing the violence and scrambling to join an evacuation to Saudi Arabia. Thousands [...]

Port Sudan, on the Red Sea, has been overwhelmed by people fleeing the violence and scrambling to join an evacuation to Saudi Arabia. Thousands of people have descended on a [...]

Byline: Ruth Maclean and Elian Peltier Bola Tinubu, declared the winner on Wednesday in the presidential election, has boasted of making the careers of major politicians. Now he has to [...]

Bola Tinubu, declared the winner on Wednesday in the presidential election, has boasted of making the careers of major politicians. Now he has to deliver for a divided country facing [...]

Peter Obi was until recently a secondary player in Nigerian politics. By switching parties and appealing to the digitally savvy, he overturned the old order. Nine months ago, Peter Obi [...]

Nigeria is home to about 220 million people, and what happens there reverberates across the continent and the globe. More than 87 million people were eligible to vote, the election [...]

Fights broke out in bank A.T.M. lines where people queued for days, just to withdraw a maximum of around $40. Cash shortages have been so severe that many cannot buy [...]

Not since the rebirth of Nigeria’s democracy in 1999 has the country faced an election as nail-biting — and as wide open — as this one. There were 18 candidates [...]

A number of aspects about this year’s vote set it apart from past presidential elections in Nigeria. Among them, recent changes in the voting system — using biometric data to [...]

Two parties say the presidential vote in Africa's biggest democracy was marred by fraud and violence, and they called for the head of the election commission to step down. Follow [...]

Mr. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos and the ruling party candidate, campaigned using the slogan “It’s my turn.” He promised to address widespread insecurity and economic woes, but he [...]

Bola Tinubu, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/world/africa/nigeria-president-election-tinubu.html, was declared the winner of the presidential election Wednesday, extending the governing party’s rule as Africa’s largest country faces a series of economic security crises. The political [...]

Two parties say the presidential vote in Africa’s biggest democracy was marred by fraud and violence, and they called for the head of the election commission to step down. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/02/28/world/nigeria-election-news [...]

Byline: Ruth Maclean In Nigeria's presidential election on Saturday, voters were desperate to elect a leader who can unleash their youthful country's potential and chart a new course after years [...]

Byline: Ruth Maclean Nigeria's government changed the currency design before the presidential election, causing shortages and wreaking social havoc. Fights are breaking out in bank A.T.M. lines where people queue [...]

Nigeria's government changed the currency design before the presidential election, causing shortages and wreaking social havoc. Fights are breaking out in bank A.T.M. lines where people queue for days, just [...]

Byline: Ruth Maclean The race is wide open in the presidential election in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and a struggling economic powerhouse. Youth looking to evict the old guard [...]

The race is wide open in the presidential election in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and a struggling economic powerhouse. Youth looking to evict the old guard are cheering on [...]

The presidential election this month in Africa's most populous country is completely unpredictable. An unexpected third candidate with a huge youth following may upend decades of traditional politics. Nigerians go [...]

The Central African country is wracked by war, poverty and environmental plunder -- and it may be the future of the Catholic Church. In his 10 years leading the Roman [...]

The pope is planning to spend three days in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the most populous and most Catholic nations in Africa. While it has extensive natural [...]

The West African country had demanded that French troops leave. France confirmed they would be out in a month. French troops in Burkina Faso will leave the West African country [...]

The West African country had demanded that French troops leave. France confirmed they would be out in a month. French troops in Burkina Faso will leave the West African country [...]

More than 60 people were abducted a week ago while searching for food in an area blockaded by insurgents. On Friday, the military said the captives had been released. DAKAR, [...]