Africa
The pope’s willingness to allow priests to bless same-sex unions has sparked upheaval and rebellion among Catholic religious leaders in Africa.
Uganda’s draconian bill has set a dangerous precedent, with Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Sudan adopting similar policies—and intensifying existing homophobic sentiments.
The Kremlin is ramping up efforts to woo allies willing to overlook that the Russian president is wanted for war crimes.
Dmitry Utkin, the neo-Nazi commander from whom the group takes its name, promised a crowd of cheering mercenaries: “This isn’t the end, this is only the beginning.”
Leaderless soldiers of fortune need somewhere to go after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s brief anti-Putin putsch. That might be to African countries with unstable governments.
It has the thrill of being somewhere that seems to have miraculously escaped the 21st-century depredations of mass tourism, deforestation, and uncontrolled development.
For a few months each year, Victoria Falls slows enough for thrill-seekers to swim in its Devil’s Pool.