Africa

Zambia Funeral Dispute
A portrait of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died more than eight months ago in South Africa, is displayed on a wall in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday, Feb.12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)

Africa

A macabre dispute has kept the body of Zambia’s former president unburied for months

FEB. 27, 2026

Kenya Dyslexia Education
Pupils take part in an English lesson at Rare Gem Talent School, which supports students with dyslexia, in Kitengela, Kajiado County, Kenya, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Africa

A Kenyan school like no other may be an African education blueprint

FEB. 19, 2026

Rhino Eye Treatment
In this August 2025 photo provided by the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society, an endangered white rhino with a life-threatening eye infection eats while animal behaviorists gather behind the animal in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. (John Towey/Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society via AP)

Africa

‘Ridiculous’ plan developed at Florida zoo saves wild rhino’s eyesight in Africa

FEB. 18, 2026

CORRECTION France Child Rape
CORRECTS THE SPELLING OF THE SURNAME - This Gendarmerie appeal published Monday, Feb. 10, 2026 on the Ministry of Interior website shows a call for witnesses in the Leveugle case. French authorities have revealed the identity of a 79-year-old man accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 minors over five decades. (Gendarmerie Nationale via AP)

Africa

A beloved teacher in Morocco unmasked: Frenchman investigated over abuse of 89 boys

FEB. 18, 2026

Ethiopia Oromo Conflict
Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo)

Africa

‘Execution, torture, abductions, rape’: Ethiopia’s hidden conflict

FEB. 12, 2026

Senegal Student Protest
Students carry their belongings as they leave the Cheikh Anta Diop University, which is being evacuated following the death of second year student Abdoulaye Ba, in Dakar Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Africa

A student’s death in Senegal protest reveals anger over leaders’ broken promises

FEB. 11, 2026

Senegal Aquagym
People take part in a group aquatic therapy session in the ocean in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Africa

Senegal’s aquagym classes offer hope and healing for people with reduced mobility

JAN. 27, 2026

Uganda Election
Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, famously known as Bobi Wine of the National Unity Platform (NUP), casts his vote during the presidential election at a polling station, in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Africa

East Africa team delivers expert coverage of Ugandan elections amidst an internet shutdown

JAN. 23, 2026

Kenya Widows Inheritance Rights
Widows Rebecca Anyango, 70 years old, right, and Marie Owino, 87 years old, a former teacher, left, walk outside Marie's compound home in Siaya, Kenya, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Africa

All-formats package shines light on Kenyan women’s fight for inheritance rights

JAN. 16, 2026

Anthony-Joshua-Nigeria Boxing
In this photo provided by the Federal Road Safety Corps, people gather at the accident scene of British boxer Anthony Joshua in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (Federal Road Safety Corps via AP)

Africa

Anthony Joshua’s driver charged after deadly crash in Nigeria

JAN. 2, 2026

US-Trump-Nigeria-Millitary-Strikes
Police Anti-Bomb squad inspect the site of a U.S. airstrike in Northwest, Jabo, Nigeria, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/ Tunde Omolehin)

Africa

AP leans into global footprint to report on Nigerian village targeted in US airstrikes

JAN. 2, 2026

Nigeria School Abduction
Onyeka Chieme, a student of St. Mary's Catholic School, abducted by gunmen and later released, poses for a photograph at his house in Papiri, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Afolabi Sotunde)

Africa

Dramatic storytelling gives a child’s eye-level view of Nigeria school abduction

DEC. 19, 2025

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