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The world’s newest country is broken and forgotten

JUBA, South Sudan — It is just over a decade since the steamy capital of South Sudan exploded in joy, with revelers singing and dancing through the night to mark the birth of their nation as it split from its old...

An outdoor barbershop in Juba, South Sudan on Jan. 29, 2023. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)

How a Kenyan power broker lost his stronghold

A billboard showing presidential candidate Raila Odinga in Kisumu, Kenya, Aug. 18, 2022. (Brian Otieno/The New York Times)

Hadraawi, 'Shakespeare of Somalia', dies aged 79

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2 rebel leaders return to Chad ahead of talks

Mahamat Nouri (C), leader of the UFDD movement, waves to bystanders as he leaves the N'Djamena International Airport on Thursday. - AFP

'Tornado of fire': Algeria forest blazes kill 38

An elderly Algerian woman reacts in front of her home, destroyed in a wildfire in the city of El Tarf, on Thursday. - AFP

Kenya’s Ruto says ‘no time to waste’ after vote win

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Kenyan opposition leader rejects election result

Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga speaks during a press conference at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi on August 16, 2022.

Kenya president-elect vows to work with 'all leaders'

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto and presidential candidate for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Kenya Kwanza political coalition, speaks after being declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election in Nairobi. - Reuters

Egyptians mourn those killed in Cairo church fire

Egyptian mourners during the funeral of victims killed in Cairo Coptic church fire at the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Giza Governorate. -- AFP

Kenya moves closer to results of tight election race

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Egyptians mourn 41 killed in Cairo Coptic church fire

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Ruto pulls ahead in Kenya's presidential vote count

Riot police officers on horses patrol as they secure the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) National tallying centre at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi. -- Reuters

Thousands protest Sudan military rule

Protesters march through Khartoum during a rally against military rule following the last coup, in Khartoum, on Thursday. - Reuters

Dead heat for Kenya presidency as poll results trickle in

A boda-boda (motorcycle taxi) driver wears a Kenyan national flag as he drives a customer through the alleys of Kibera in Nairobi, on Thursday. - AFP

'A dirty game': Young Kenyans shun election hype

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Blinken kicks off Africa tour to counter Russian influence

Blinken lays a wreath at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto. -- AFP
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