NYT World Africa

1. How Pastors Mobilize Communities in Congo’s Fight Against Ebola

   As health care workers fought to control the latest outbreak this year, they got crucial aid from churches in beating back fear and misinformation.

2. Ebola Outbreak in Africa Reaches Widest Expansion Ever

   Health officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.

3. PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline

   Governments and businesses around the world scrambled to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a popular programming language.

4. Drone Strike Kills More Than 150 in Abyei in Sudan’s Civil War

   Struggling against each other on the battlefield, the sides in Sudan’s civil war are relying on drones to strike across vast distances, inflicting huge tolls on civilians in the process.

5. Nigeria Announces First Case of Ebola in Current Outbreak

   Health officials praised the Nigerian authorities for their transparency in reporting the spread of the virus.

6. Robert Kabera, Rwandan Government Critic, Beheaded in Uganda

   The former soldier had been living in exile since 2020, and said in a video posted this month on TikTok that he feared for his life.

7. A Chef Celebrates Immigrant Flavors in Anti-Migrant South Africa

   A self-taught chef borrows ingredients and ideas from restaurants run by immigrants in South Africa, hoping to help counter rising xenophobia.

8. Cult Leader Convicted of Mass Murder by Court in Kenya

   Paul Nthenge Mackenzie told his doomsday followers in a remote forest to fast for salvation. He faced trial after hundreds of bodies were exhumed.

9. To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look

   Layers of people certify that gold is free from rights abuses and criminality. Nobody makes them leave their desks.

10. How a Trillion-Dollar Industry Launders Illegal Gold

    The line between dirty and clean gold is an industry fiction. Wall Street and governments profit off gold from criminals, gangsters and those who exploit children.

11. Kenya Confirms Four New Ebola Cases

    Seven Ebola infections have now been confirmed in Kenya, which before this month had never recorded cases of the deadly virus.

12. Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Millions Transferred From Congo

    The White House inquiry is focused on diverging accounts from Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon about a $17 million transfer from a government account in the African country to a Texas defense firm.

13. 6 Members of South Africa’s Biggest Party Are Killed in Shootings

    The two shootings took place only a few weeks before pivotal, nationwide local elections, and as the party, the A.N.C., is embroiled in a dispute over the eligibility of more than 100 candidates.

14. Second Ebola Infection Announced in Kenya

    The case is likely to raise alarms in the country and increase scrutiny of the government’s surveillance measures.

15. Jocelyn Bioh Tackles Beauty Standards in ‘School Girls’

    Jocelyn Bioh’s “School Girls; or The African Mean Girls Play” has audiences laughing, but also wrestles with weighty topics like colorism.

16. From Allies to Enemies: Ethiopia and Eritrea Edge Toward War

    The two nations fought alongside each other during a brutal conflict in Tigray that left hundreds of thousands of people dead just a few years ago. Now they are on the brink of fighting each other.

17. Dozens Killed in Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border

    The attacks occurred at a remote gold mine hundreds of miles from the front lines of Sudan’s devastating civil war. Videos showed what appeared to be Egyptian munitions.

18. He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.

    In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

19. Over 100 Migrants Are Dead After Boat Capsizes Near Djibouti

    The shipwreck is among the deadliest ever recorded on the route to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration said. Dozens remain missing, and the bodies of 15 children were recovered.

20. Navi Pillay, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Forged Her Career Under Apartheid

    Navi Pillay, who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, fought racism in South Africa, shaping her international career as a judge and advocate for justice and human rights.