Global Health ‘Opiophobia’ Has Left Africa in Agony Uganda has a strategy for giving scarce morphine to patients in pain. But many poor nations won’t emulate it, over fear of an opioid epidemic. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr
Trilobites How Dwarf Mongooses Respond to New Immigrants Dwarf mongoose groups take a few months before they put full confidence in the sentinel calls of new arrivals. By JAMES GORMAN
Europe Wanted Migrants Stopped. Now Some Are Being Sold as Slaves. A news broadcast about a market where African captives are sold drew a muted response from European officials, who are intent on keeping out migrants. By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Emmanuel Macron Says Return of African Artifacts Is a Top Priority Speaking in Burkina Faso, the French president set out a commitment to return objects of African origin in the next five years. By ANNA CODREA-RADO
Trilobites Tracking the Elusive Whale Shark A new study includes data and photos identifying the big sea creatures — especially the young — and where they like to hang out. By KAREN WEINTRAUB
Libyan Convicted of Terrorism in Benghazi Attacks but Acquitted of Murder Ahmed Abu Khattala was the first person charged and prosecuted in the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans dead, including an ambassador. By ADAM GOLDMAN and CHARLIE SAVAGE
As Kenyatta is Inaugurated, Kenyans Are Feeling Economic Pain Kenya’s protracted presidential election badly hit the economy, affecting people across the social spectrum. By JINA MOORE
Two Former Mugabe Allies Are Held Without Bail in Zimbabwe Their cases are being closely watched for signs about how the new government will deal with former allies of the ousted president. By JEFFREY MOYO
Zimbabwe’s New Leader Stirs Fears That He Resembles the Old One Former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeded the leader he helped to topple, Robert Mugabe, who had held the office since independence 37 years ago. By NORIMITSU ONISHI and JEFFREY MOYO
Oscar Pistorius’s Murder Sentence Is Increased to 15 Years South African prosecutors had said the six-year sentence that the sprinter received for killing his girlfriend in 2013 was “shockingly lenient.” By ALAN COWELL
Mugabe Will Continue Living in Zimbabwe, Spokesman Says The issue of immunity did not come up in talks with the military over the future of the former president and his wife, Grace, the spokesman said. By NORIMITSU ONISHI
Rwanda Offers to Host African Migrants Stranded in Libya The gesture could partly reverse the northward odyssey of African migrants seeking new lives in Europe. By ALAN COWELL
Books News A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres Nigeria has become a major exporter of literary talent, and now one publisher, Cassava Republic, is expanding to the United States. By ALEXANDRA ALTER
Why It’s Hard to Get Strongmen to Step Down What comes next for Robert Mugabe? The experiences of other authoritarian leaders might give him pause. By MEGAN SPECIA
Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe Ex-Deputy, Will Be Sworn In as Zimbabwe’s President Mr. Mnangagwa’s ascension to the post long held by Robert Mugabe will cap a military-led campaign that his allies have tried to coat with a veneer of legality. By NORIMITSU ONISHI
A Dictator’s Playbook: How Mugabe Clung to Power After nearly four decades in power, Zimbabwe's ruler, Robert Mugabe, resigned in the wake of a military takeover. How did the notorious strongman manage to keep his opponents at bay for so long? By BARBARA MARCOLINI and SARAH STEIN KERR
10 of Our Best Reads on Zimbabwe The southern African nation is at a pivotal moment after the reported resignation of Robert Mugabe as president. By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Nigeria Mosque Targeted in Deadly Suicide Bombing The authorities blamed Boko Haram for the attack, which targeted worshipers at morning prayers. One official said at least 50 people had been killed. By EMMANUEL AKINWOTU and DIONNE SEARCEY
Robert Mugabe Resigns as Zimbabwe’s President, Ending 37-Year Rule It seemed to be an abrupt capitulation by Mr. Mugabe, who had refused only two days earlier to step down. By NORIMITSU ONISHI and JEFFREY MOYO
Trump Halted These Hunt Trophies. Elephant Lovers Will Never Forget It. Just why the president shelved his own administration’s rule on bringing hunt trophies into the country — a weighty query — is the elephant in the room. By PETER BAKER and EMILY COCHRANE
Global Health ‘Opiophobia’ Has Left Africa in Agony Uganda has a strategy for giving scarce morphine to patients in pain. But many poor nations won’t emulate it, over fear of an opioid epidemic. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr
Trilobites How Dwarf Mongooses Respond to New Immigrants Dwarf mongoose groups take a few months before they put full confidence in the sentinel calls of new arrivals. By JAMES GORMAN
Europe Wanted Migrants Stopped. Now Some Are Being Sold as Slaves. A news broadcast about a market where African captives are sold drew a muted response from European officials, who are intent on keeping out migrants. By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Emmanuel Macron Says Return of African Artifacts Is a Top Priority Speaking in Burkina Faso, the French president set out a commitment to return objects of African origin in the next five years. By ANNA CODREA-RADO
Trilobites Tracking the Elusive Whale Shark A new study includes data and photos identifying the big sea creatures — especially the young — and where they like to hang out. By KAREN WEINTRAUB
Libyan Convicted of Terrorism in Benghazi Attacks but Acquitted of Murder Ahmed Abu Khattala was the first person charged and prosecuted in the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans dead, including an ambassador. By ADAM GOLDMAN and CHARLIE SAVAGE
As Kenyatta is Inaugurated, Kenyans Are Feeling Economic Pain Kenya’s protracted presidential election badly hit the economy, affecting people across the social spectrum. By JINA MOORE
Two Former Mugabe Allies Are Held Without Bail in Zimbabwe Their cases are being closely watched for signs about how the new government will deal with former allies of the ousted president. By JEFFREY MOYO
Zimbabwe’s New Leader Stirs Fears That He Resembles the Old One Former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeded the leader he helped to topple, Robert Mugabe, who had held the office since independence 37 years ago. By NORIMITSU ONISHI and JEFFREY MOYO
Oscar Pistorius’s Murder Sentence Is Increased to 15 Years South African prosecutors had said the six-year sentence that the sprinter received for killing his girlfriend in 2013 was “shockingly lenient.” By ALAN COWELL
Mugabe Will Continue Living in Zimbabwe, Spokesman Says The issue of immunity did not come up in talks with the military over the future of the former president and his wife, Grace, the spokesman said. By NORIMITSU ONISHI
Rwanda Offers to Host African Migrants Stranded in Libya The gesture could partly reverse the northward odyssey of African migrants seeking new lives in Europe. By ALAN COWELL
Books News A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres Nigeria has become a major exporter of literary talent, and now one publisher, Cassava Republic, is expanding to the United States. By ALEXANDRA ALTER
Why It’s Hard to Get Strongmen to Step Down What comes next for Robert Mugabe? The experiences of other authoritarian leaders might give him pause. By MEGAN SPECIA
Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe Ex-Deputy, Will Be Sworn In as Zimbabwe’s President Mr. Mnangagwa’s ascension to the post long held by Robert Mugabe will cap a military-led campaign that his allies have tried to coat with a veneer of legality. By NORIMITSU ONISHI
A Dictator’s Playbook: How Mugabe Clung to Power After nearly four decades in power, Zimbabwe's ruler, Robert Mugabe, resigned in the wake of a military takeover. How did the notorious strongman manage to keep his opponents at bay for so long? By BARBARA MARCOLINI and SARAH STEIN KERR
10 of Our Best Reads on Zimbabwe The southern African nation is at a pivotal moment after the reported resignation of Robert Mugabe as president. By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Nigeria Mosque Targeted in Deadly Suicide Bombing The authorities blamed Boko Haram for the attack, which targeted worshipers at morning prayers. One official said at least 50 people had been killed. By EMMANUEL AKINWOTU and DIONNE SEARCEY
Robert Mugabe Resigns as Zimbabwe’s President, Ending 37-Year Rule It seemed to be an abrupt capitulation by Mr. Mugabe, who had refused only two days earlier to step down. By NORIMITSU ONISHI and JEFFREY MOYO
Trump Halted These Hunt Trophies. Elephant Lovers Will Never Forget It. Just why the president shelved his own administration’s rule on bringing hunt trophies into the country — a weighty query — is the elephant in the room. By PETER BAKER and EMILY COCHRANE