--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Africa ## Africa Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Feb 3, 2023 ## [Why The Pope Is Visiting South Sudan and DRC](https://time.com/6252867/pope-francis-south-sudan-africa-visit/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Armani Syed *  Oct 13, 2022 ## [Why Somalia's Drought Isn't Getting Attention](https://time.com/6219524/somalia-drought-famine-history/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Belinda Luscombe *  Oct 5, 2022 ## [Climate Change Worsening Africa's Food Crisis](https://time.com/6220057/climate-change-africa-food-crisis/) [CLIMATE](/section/climate/) by Emily Barone *  Aug 22, 2022 ## [Angola Is Bracing for Its Most Competitive Election Ever](https://time.com/6207676/angola-elections-2022/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Sanya Mansoor *  Aug 12, 2022 ## [Somalia Heading Towards Famine Amid Drought](https://time.com/6205717/somalia-famine-drought-climate-crisis/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Eloise Barry *  Aug 8, 2022 ## [Why Kenya’s Upcoming Election Matters](https://time.com/6204344/kenya-election-president-2022/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Sanya Mansoor *  Jun 14, 2022 ## [WHO Will Rename Monkeypox Virus to Minimize Stigma, Racism](https://time.com/6187445/monkeypox-who-rename-stigma/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Bloomberg *  Mar 3, 2020 ## [Ebola Fighters in Africa Are Ready to Fight Coronavirus](https://time.com/5794329/africa-ebola-epidemic-coronavirus-liberia-covid-19/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Aryn Baker *  Jan 30, 2020 ## [Boko Haram Refugees Find Safety in Niger. But How Long Can the Country Remain a Safe Haven in the Sahel?](https://time.com/5773239/boko-haram-refugees-niger/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Nicolas Niarchos *  Sep 12, 2019 ## [How a Wall of Trees Could Help Curb Climate Change in Africa](https://time.com/5669033/great-green-wall-africa/) [SCIENCE](/section/science/) by Aryn Baker *  Sep 12, 2019 ## [Why Ignoring Africa's Climate Change Problem Could Have Devastating Effects](https://time.com/5669059/africa-climate-justice/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Graça Machel *  Sep 6, 2019 ## [What the Xenophobic Violence Gripping South Africa Means for Future of Country](https://time.com/5671003/what-the-xenophobic-violence-gripping-south-africa-means-for-future-of-country/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Ian Bremmer *  Nov 7, 2018 ## [Study Finds 'Significant Decline' in FGM](https://time.com/5447132/africa-female-genital-mutilation-decline-fgm/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Eli Meixler *  Oct 20, 2018 ## [Africa's Youngest Billionaire Safely Freed After Abduction](https://time.com/5430199/mohammed-dewji-released-abduction/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Bloomberg *  Aug 30, 2018 ## [How Chinese Loans to Africa Threaten U.S. National Security](https://time.com/5381467/china-africa-debt-us-security/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Grant T. Harris ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/africa/","name":"Africa"}}]}] ```