Des tabourets royaux ashantis aux usines relocalisées… « L’Afrique a toujours eu son propre langage », insiste Ibrahim Mahama, figure phare de la scène africaine et mondiale de l’art contemporain. Célébré depuis sa révélation à la Biennale de Venise en 2015, l’artiste ghanéen, 39 ans, est accueilli à partir du jeudi 22 octobre à la Fondation Cartier, à Paris, pour sa première grande – et spectaculaire – exposition en France, « Le temps des récoltes ». Entretien.

The difference between a blue ripple and a blue wave will be the turnout of young voters.

The difference between a blue ripple and a blue wave will be the turnout of young voters.

Research presented at the World Congress of Psychiatry in Stockholm documents a markedly elevated suicide rate after discharge from involuntary psychiatric admission. The research found a nearly 200 times higher suicide rate compared to the total population in the first month after discharge. The nationwide study covered a full decade of every involuntary admission in […]

Kimberly Guilfoyle’s departure as U.S. ambassador to Greece raises a question that often gets lost in the political headlines: What happens to a government investigation when the official at its center leaves office?  The answer depends on who is conducting the investigation. Inspectors general, congressional committees and the executive branch operate under different legal authorities,…

These Democrats may be benefiting as much from Republican weakness and the national environment as from an affirmative embrace of their politics. 

A number of schools in Northern Ireland have been evacuated after receiving a "threat" email this morning, with parents being told to collect their children immediately.

The article highlights the critical need for enhanced rehabilitation and educational programs within the prison system to combat high recidivism rates, building upon the foundation of the First Step Act.

The administration insists that policies intended to expand opportunities for historically marginalized groups are themselves discriminatory, a sharp departure from past bipartisan approaches to civil rights.  

The Trump administration must address the corruption of the Venezuelan government and its role in allowing terrorist organizations and cartels to fund themselves by smuggling critical minerals to Chinese buyers.

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Early voting begins in Texas on Monday, and the outcome of the Senate race could determine which party controls the chamber. In a special edition of Washington Week With The Atlantic in Austin, Texas, panelists discuss the midterms, the future of the GOP, and more.

Joining Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, in Austin: the Atlantic staff writers Mark Leibovich, Ashley Parker, and Vivian Salama; and The Atlantic’s managing director for events, Evan Smith.

Watch the full episode here.

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À près de 80 ans, Manana Cissé raconte toujours avec fierté son légendaire mouvement de danse ultra-rapide, impossible à saisir en photo. Née en 1947 à Boké, en Guinée, elle a rejoint les prestigieux Ballets africains à l’âge de douze ans. Aujourd’hui, elle est directrice artistique de cette troupe mythique, jadis figure de proue du renouveau culturel guinéen. Dans une interview exclusive, la grande dame de la danse évoque son parcours, son engagement auprès d’Ahmed Sékou Touré, l’héritage de Keita Fodéba et la nouvelle dynamique insufflée aux Ballets africains par le spectacle « Mansa Moussa, roi d’or ».

Serving communities with good governance requires knowing what is actually happening on the ground.

As the Council of Europe debates a controversial Additional Protocol on involuntary psychiatric treatment, two of its supporters face an uncomfortable question: why do countries with some of Europe’s highest rates of compulsory psychiatric admission believe that the problem lies primarily elsewhere? Germany and Switzerland are among the countries supporting a revised draft Additional Protocol […]

Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.

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Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.

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Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on how to smooth boom-and-bust cycles to limit unemployment and inflation.

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Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on how to smooth boom-and-bust cycles to limit unemployment and inflation.

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People who lose their jobs in this economy are taking longer to find new work. Nearly four in ten people exhaust their unemployment benefits before they land a new job.

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People who lose their jobs in this economy are taking longer to find new work. Nearly four in ten people exhaust their unemployment benefits before they land a new job.

(Image credit: Joe Raedle)