The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the West African regional bloc is now confirmed and will be negotiated ...

Trump’s entourage is pushing for the US to recognise Somaliland, with Senate committee leadership also favouring the ...

As Ghana transitions into its ninth parliament on 7 January, concerns loom over the implications of an overwhelmingly ...

Russia is reportedly moving military equipment from Syria’s Tartus naval base and Khmeimim air base to eastern Libya after ...

Since the cancellation of peace talks scheduled in Luanda on 15 December, Kinshasa and Kigali have been blaming each other ...

After postponing the start of production at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas field several times, British energy giant BP ...

A stampede led to some three dozen deaths at a holiday event organised for children in south-west Nigeria, where organisers ...

Nigerian opposition party lawmakers are strengthening the ruling party through defections as President Bola Tinubu continues ...

Analysts say public trust in the judiciary is eroding due to accusations of bribery against judges and other judicial staff, ...

South Africa broke with convention in nominating former AfDB senior vice-president Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala for the bank’s ...

The three candidates for African Union Commission chairperson presented their statements on 13 December: Djibouti’s Mahamoud ...

Ethiopia gained a 20km coastal lease and potential access to the Red Sea, along with prospects for a military base. In ...