Macron seeks to rethink Africa relations, faces tensions

French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to Africa in an effort to move beyond post-colonial tensions and revive French influence in the region, despite skepticism and threats of demonstrations
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Africa politics creep into French PM's visit to Morocco

France's prime minister launched a mission Wednesday to reinvigorate trade and cooperation with Morocco, which has steadily positioned itself as a regional economic powerhouse focused on Africa instead of its former colonial ruler
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Doing nothing, Trump may witness US goal in Mugabe's ouster

Without lifting a finger of its own, the Trump administration may be witnessing the culmination of nearly two decades of U.S. efforts to pry Zimbabwe from the powerful grasp of its authoritarian President Robert Mugabe
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A look at deposed African leaders and where they are now

A look at deposed, larger-than-life African leaders and where they are now
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Migrant mother and son kept apart, now reunited in Spain

An African woman has been reunited with her 4-year-old son in Spain after they reached the country in separate boats and were kept apart without contact for months while authorities established they were related
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Susan Linnee, ex-AP bureau chief in Madrid and Nairobi, dies

Susan Linnee, groundbreaking Associated Press bureau chief in Madrid and Nairobi, has died at age 75
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Refugee chief criticizes UN for failing to solve conflicts

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees is sharply criticizing the Security Council and world leaders for their failure to prevent and resolve conflicts that have displaced nearly 66 million people around the world
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