At least 19 people have died in protests against the long-time Sudanese president, sparked by the government's decision to end bread subsidies last month.
Total migration to Europe has gone down substantially since its peak in 2015. Meanwhile, migration patterns have shifted, as Italy closes its ports amidst an increase in anti-immigrant populism.
The parasitic infection schistosomiasis affects 200 million people a year but is deemed a "neglected tropical disease." A new study pays attention, comparing drug treatment with cups of wormwood tea.
Kenya is going after corruption and cleaning up the banks of the polluted and increasingly blocked Nairobi River. The government is tearing down malls, hotels, restaurants — anything deemed illegal.
At a time when refugees are feeling less welcome than ever in the U.S., a group of them have built new lives in a Southern city by sharing their food and culture with locals.
Senegal's exquisite gold jewelry — and the complicated history of the women who wore it — are getting their due at an exhibit at the Smithsonian's Museum of African Art.
The Democratic Republic of Congo finally voted Sunday in a long-delayed election meant to usher in a peaceful transfer of power after Joseph Kabila's long rule.
Here is a selection of original reporting from NPR's international correspondents that may have slipped under your radar amid the heavy barrage of news in 2018.
Never before has Congo had a democratic transfer of power, but Congolese finally voted Sunday in a long-delayed presidential election. Voters were choosing a successor to President Joseph Kabila.