His lauded fiction satirized abuses of power in the continent, but as a high official for the Republic of Congo, he benefited from a much-criticized government.
Author: ADAM NOSSITER
Audrey Salkeld, Pioneering Historian of Everest, Dies at 87
She trawled 56 boxes of forgotten archives, bringing to life mysterious figures from early expeditions on the world’s highest peak.
Karel Schwarzenberg, Renegade Czech Prince and Politician, Dies at 85
Popular with the Czech public for quietly subverting the aristocracy, he served twice as foreign minister and ran for president in 2013.
Taliban Fighters Crush a Women’s Protest Amid Flickers of Resistance
The women were assaulted with rifle butts, tear gas and metal clubs, while anti-Taliban rebels in the north vowed to repel an assault by the Islamist group.
Afghans With Ties to U.S. Who Could Not Get Out Now Live in Fear
Thousands did not make it onto U.S. military evacuation flights. Many of them are now in hiding, worried for their safety and their future.
U.S. Launches Strike on ISIS-K as Bombing’s Death Toll Soars
The Pentagon said its drone strike appeared to have killed a planner for the terror group, which claimed responsibility for the blast at Kabul’s airport that left more than 170 dead.
America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold?
Recent history suggests that it is foolish for Western powers to fight wars in other people’s lands and that the U.S. intervention was almost certainly doomed from the start.
U.S. General Won’t Commit to Ending Airstrikes on Taliban
With the militants making advances across Afghanistan, the top American general there suggested that airstrikes may continue, even with the U.S. troop pullout largely completed.
U.S. General Won’t Commit to Ending Airstrikes on Taliban
With the militants making advances across Afghanistan, the top American general there suggested that airstrikes may continue, even with the U.S. troop pullout largely completed.