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Prolific South African playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, has died at the age of 92.

A world soccer tournament for 'grannies' has wrapped up. The annual event allows women from all over the world to show off and be appreciated for their athleticism.

On Wednesday, the WHO said an outbreak of mpox in several African countries is serous enough to constitute a public health emergency of international concern.

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed what President Trump is calling a peace deal. But the text leaves lots of questions in a complicated war in a mineral rich region of Africa.

Mali's worsening crisis sees jihadist and separatist advances, deepening instability and increasing fears of wider Sahel regional collapse.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are revamping the Ebola suit. They've come up with a design that's safer, cooler and easier to take off than the space suits currently in use in West Africa.

President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. launched military strikes against ISIS forces in Nigeria, alleging the group has been targeting Christians.

NPR's Don Gonyea talks to singer-songwriters Lilly Hiatt and Caleb Caudle about releasing new music during the coronavirus and how musicians are finding new ways to promote their work.

Hosts of NPR's science podcast discuss new findings about long-distance fly migration, an unexpected impact of emissions in the Amazon, and fish noises.

Dive into 'Untold Stories': Jolie's nostalgic tunes, Yanira's cultural odyssey from Puerto Rico to Jacksonville, Bob's quest from Goober to fame, and Yvette's fight for freedom.