‘Promises Have Not Been Kept’: What’s Behind Africa’s Youth Protests NYT | Top Stories By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg 15 October 2025 at 17:02 Protesters say their anger reflects a lack of economic opportunity on a continent with the world’s youngest population. © Sergey Ponomarev for The New York TimesYoung people in Madagascar cheering at a rally in the capital, Antananarivo, on Tuesday after Parliament announced the impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina.
Raila Odinga, Former Kenyan Prime Minister and Champion of Democracy, Dies at 80 NYT | Top Stories By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg， Declan Walsh and Ravi Mattu 15 October 2025 at 20:27 A pivotal political leader who helped usher in multiparty democracy in the East African country, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times. © Ben Curtis/Associated PressRaila Odinga with thousands of supporters in the Mathare area of Nairobi, Kenya, in 2017.
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