No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part of a launch rocket. Experts say the frequency of such incidents is increasing as the amount of debris in orbit around the Earth grows dramatically.
By Lynsey Chutel
The Kenya Space Agency identified the metal ring that fell in the country as a separation ring from a launch rocket.
By Nader Ibrahim
“Povo no Poder,” or “People in Power,” by the rap star Azagaia, has become the unofficial anthem of the protests over a disputed election.
By Tavares Cebola and John Eligon
The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there.
By Ruth Maclean
A South African dancer and choreographer, she was known as a fearless creative force who brought African dance styles to traditional pieces like “Swan Lake.”
By Isabella Kwai and Roslyn Sulcas
Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times identifies the commanders leading an opaque paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, as fighters under their watch commit atrocities across Sudan.
By Sanjana Varghese, Natalie Reneau, Christoph Koettl, Aaron Byrd and Declan Walsh
In his decades as a former president, he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, helped bring lifesaving treatments and sanitation to poor people around the world.
By Stephanie Nolen
In a year marked by wars, extreme weather and general wickedness, many dispatches defaulted to a distinctly dark tone. But as our correspondents traversed the globe, they found pockets of light, too.
By Bryant Rousseau
The congregation in Nairobi, Kenya, has been forced to move to 10 different locations over 10 years, and yet it has survived as a sanctuary in an increasingly hostile environment.
By Sarah Hurtes
After 20 months of war, and three months of negotiations with the warring sides, a bit of relief arrives for some of the hundreds of thousands of people facing famine.
By Eve Sampson and Abdalrahman Altayeb
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