World

Across Africa, Steady Steps Toward Democracy

A protest against the recent military coup in Bamako, Mali, on Monday.

DAKAR, Senegal — After 50 years of independence, the path to democracy does not follow an obvious, straight line in this region, just as it did not in the West — the model for most citizens here — where it was centuries in the making.

That is the most obvious lesson from the sharply contrasting experiences of two West African nations over the past week: Senegal, where power is being transferred peacefully after a fair election on Sunday, and Mali, where after two decades of relative success, democracy was snuffed out in a military coup on Thursday.

Sports

Knicks Defeat Milwaukee, but Mounting Injuries Raise Concerns

Carmelo Anthony, shooting over his teammate Tyson Chandler, led the Knicks with 28 points against the Bucks on Monday night.

The Knicks showed on Monday night that they could win without two of their top players. What they do not want to find out is if they can make the playoffs similarly short-handed.

Behind 28 points from Carmelo Anthony, his best output in two months, the Knicks put the defensive squeeze on the Milwaukee Bucks and beat them at Madison Square Garden,89-80. But it was little more than a silver lining on a difficult day, with the team’s path to the playoffs suddenly littered by an uncompromising injury report.

Ninety minutes before the game, the Knicks announced that forward Amar’e Stoudemire had a bulging disk in his lower back. While surgery is not planned, Stoudemire headed to Florida for a second look and is out indefinitely.

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