Gambia’s Supreme Court Dismisses Election Result Challenge

BANJUL — Gambia's Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge to President Adama Barrow's recent election victory on Tuesday, ruling that the petition had not followed proper procedure, court documents showed.Barrow won the Dec. 4 poll with 53% of the vo...

In Africa, Rescuing the Languages that Western Tech Ignores

Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of information for answers to complex questions. At least, that is, so long as you speak English or another of the world's dominant languages....

US Catholic Clergy Shortage Eased by Recruits From Africa

WEDOWEE, ALABAMA — The Rev. Athanasius Chidi Abanulo — using skills honed in his African homeland to minister effectively in rural Alabama— determines just how long he can stretch out his Sunday homilies based on who is sitting in the pews.Seven minute...

Young South Africans Learn of Tutu’s Activism for Equality

JOHANNESBURG — Archbishop Desmond Tutu's legacy is reverberating among young South Africans, many of whom were not born when the clergyman battled apartheid and sought full rights for the nation's Black majority.Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90, ...

Anti-Apartheid Hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dies at 90

South Africa’s Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has died at the age of 90. The Nobel peace laureate was known worldwide for anti-apartheid activism and as a champion of human rights.His death was announced Sunday by South African President President Cy...

After Suicide Bombing, Congo Officials Fear More Attacks

Authorities in eastern Congo announced an evening curfew and new security checkpoints Sunday, fearing more violence after a suicide bomber killed five people in the first attack of its kind in the region.Beni Mayor Narcisse Muteba, a police colonel, wa...

World Reflects on Legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The world is reflecting on the legacy of South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday. The Nobel Peace laureate was known worldwide as a champion of human rights.Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is being remembere...