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First Black winner of Pritzker Architecture Prize discusses his community-focused designs

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet

The biggest international prize in architecture will be awarded Friday in London to an architect known for his work on buildings that address social needs, particularly in African countries. This year’s prize also made history, as Francis Kéré became the…

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Terrorism, lack of support stalls Africa’s Green Wall

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Sam Mednick, Associated Press

A series of complex challenges, including a lack of funding and political will as well as rising insecurity linked to extremist groups al-Qaida and the Islamic State in Burkina Faso, are obstructing progress on Africa's Great Green Wall, according to…

For widows in Africa, COVID-19 stole husbands, homes, future

By Krista Larson, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press

In many African countries, the pandemic has created larger populations of widows as men are more likely to die of COVID-19. Widowhood has long befallen great numbers of women there.

In Africa, COVID cases and deaths are at their lowest levels yet

By Associated Press

The World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease.

Climate change worsens cyclones that reach Africa, study says

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press

Multiple tropical storms that pummeled Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique earlier this year were analyzed by the World Weather Attribution group, who determined that the storms were made worse by the increase in global temperatures.

WATCH: U.S. commanders say Afghanistan, Somalia withdraws are making it difficult to counter terror groups

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The complete U.S. military withdrawals from Afghanistan and Somalia last year have made it more difficult for the United States to counter terror groups that aspire to attack America and its allies, senior commanders told Congress on Tuesday.

In Africa at-home COVID tests are scarce and expensive, help may not come until next year

By Maria Cheng, Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press

Unlike rich countries, African nations have very limited access to COVID-19 tests, especially at-home tests.

U.S. Catholic clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Associated Press

The U.S. Roman Catholic church faces a clergy shortage. The number of priests has declined by 60 percent over the last 50 years.

In Africa, rescuing the languages that Western tech ignores

By Matt O'Brien, CHINEDU ASADU, Associated Press

Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of data for answers to complex questions – as long as you speak English or another of the world's dominant languages.

New ‘omicron’ variant prompts global travel restrictions

By Raf Casert, Associated Press

The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world as nations raced to halt air travel, markets fell sharply and scientists held emergency meetings. But the risks of the variant remained largely unknown.