Africa

Prosecutors say Isabel dos Santos, billionaire daughter of Angola's ex-president, engaged in rampant financial misconduct — following the release of over 700,000 documents known as the Luanda Leaks.

In November, Gambia filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice accusing Myanmar of a brutal crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority.

Vernon Kruger is living 80 feet up in the air in a wine barrel that is mounted on the top of a pole. In the 1990s he did this for 67 days. He wants to break his record while raising money for charity.

As the world's second-worst Ebola outbreak in history drags into a new year, experts think the solution is less about medicine, and more about security.

O'Plerou Grebet, a graphic design student from Ivory Coast, created over 360 emojis depicting different facets of African life, from the djembe drum to a henna-dyed hand.

A U.S. service member and two Defense Department contractors were killed Sunday when the terrorist organization al-Shabab attacked a Kenyan airfield used by both Kenyan and U.S. forces.

The attack by the Somali-based terrorist group, which is affiliated with al-Qaida, left three Americans dead. At least four militants were killed in the attack.

The worst locust infestation in a quarter century has struck wide areas of Africa and the Middle East, endangering populations that are already living on the edge.

There's cause for pessimism and optimism in the year ahead as our expert sources share their predictions. Plus: Print and fold your own global trends zine.

NPR's Noel King talks to Gerry Bourke of the U.N.'s World Food Program about its decision to switch from cash transfers to in-kind food aid to respond to Zimbabwe's worsening hunger crisis.

As we enter 2020, our far-flung journalists took a look back at the past year of reporting and recommended some of their favorite online stories.

The topics range from a ticking time bomb in the Arctic to the art of taking selfies in an ethical way. Here are the stories selected by our contributors.