Alexandra Wexler

A Chinese navy destroyer sat in Simon's Town harbor in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday. DWAYNE SENIOR/BLOOMBERG

JOHANNESBURG—South Africa, already on the outs with the Trump administration, is risking further ire from Washington this week by welcoming Iranian, Russian and Chinese warships to its waters. The naval exercises, which kicked off on Friday, are intended ... See more

Nigerian security forces secured the release of about 100 students who were abducted last month by gunmen who stormed their Catholic school in an incident that highlighted attacks on Christians in the African country. About half of the 303 students and 12... See more

Lu Heng began fiddling with the internet as a boy growing up in Shipu, a fishing village in China. During college, he sold time cards for World of Warcraft videogames, then launched a company to provide internet service in the Netherlands, where he was li... See more

The mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria caught the world’s attention over a decade ago when 276 high-school students were abducted from Chibok, sparking the #BringBackOurGirls campaign on social media. The phenomenon returned to the limelight this mont... See more