How a Nigerian Nurse Abducted by Boko Haram Planned Her Escape

After being abducted by an offshoot of Boko Haram in Nigeria six years ago, a Christian nurse describes her daring escape and how faith kept her alive.

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In South Africa, Food Poisoning Kills at Least 23 Children

The South African government said that nearly 900 people, many children, had fallen sick since September.

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Breyten Breytenbach, Anti-Apartheid Writer in Exile, Dies at 85

He wrote poetry in Afrikaans and prose in English in his fight against South African racial oppression, an effort that landed him in jail for seven years.

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Wolves Like a Little Nectar Treat and May Pollinate Flowers in the Process

After Ethiopian wolves feed on their favorite rodents, they may be enjoying a bit of dessert and in the process helping pollinate plants known as torch lilies.

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Blinken and U.S. Allies Struggle with Wars as Biden’s Presidency Wanes

Top diplomats from the Group of 7 nations tried to project unity on Ukraine while discussing differences over Israel and anticipating the return of Donald J. Trump.

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Namibia Election: What to Know

Voters head to the polls on Wednesday in the latest test for one of southern Africa’s liberation parties, which have been rebuked at the ballot box this year.

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3 Americans Are Said to Be Freed From China in Prisoner Swap

The Americans released, among others, a Chinese intelligence officer who was serving a 20-year sentence in the United States.

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Oxford University Names William Hague Its New Chancellor

Mr. Hague, a former leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, was chosen in a vote by his fellow alumni to lead the elite university.

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France Suggests It Would Not Immediately Arrest Netanyahu Despite I.C.C. Warrant

The Foreign Ministry did not say outright that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel would be free to travel to France, but it argued that an I.C.C. rule on immunity may apply to him.

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A Battered and Diminished Hezbollah Accepts a Cease-Fire

Thirteen months of war left Hezbollah weakened, isolated and desperate for a way to stop the fighting.

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