Africa

Ahmed Timol died under suspicious circumstances in police custody in 1971. An inquest had said he committed suicide. But a Pretoria judge now says that the police holding Timol were responsible.

A bad outbreak is spreading in Madagascar. We checked in with a virologist and outbreak response specialist Dr. Daniel Bausch to see what's up.

Kenya's opposition leader withdrew from the upcoming rerun of the recent presidential election, creating a constitutional crisis. Today, Kenya's courts allowed a distant contender to put his name on the ballot suggesting the Oct. 26 vote will happen.

Betsy Levy Paluck is a newly minted MacArthur fellow. Her research in Rwanda looked at how people become more tolerant.

Aceria de Angola is a company that is turning old weapons — rifles, tanks — into steel beams. It was founded by a baker, whose business was destroyed by the bloody civil war. But the spoils presented an opportunity.

For the first time since 1979, Angola has a new president. But will João Lourenço bring change in a country struggling with an oil-dominated economy?

President Trump is continuing what President Obama started and easing sanctions on Sudan. It's a recognition of the country's cooperation on counterterrorism. Human rights groups oppose the move.

Three Green Berets were killed and two more were wounded in an ambush in Niger. The U.S. special forces are in Niger to train local forces in anti-terrorism tactics to battle violent extremists.

As the Trump administration looks to cut spending at the U.N., officials are reviewing every peacekeeping mission. UN officials say the Central African Republic mission needs more resources, not less.

Nigerian lawyer Zannah Mustapha is honored this week for negotiating the release of girls captured by Boko Haram and starting a school for orphans and others affected by the violence.