Despite the absence of a major challenger to President Samia Suluhu Hassan, her government is taking no chances, banning coverage of an opposition leader’s trial and stepping up...

South Africa and the countries involved in the Angola–Congo-Kinshasa Lobito Corridor project were the main beneficiaries from the two-day Global Gateway Forum in Brussels last week.

A dangerous rift between Eritrea and Ethiopia is growing ever wider. In a 2 October letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres, Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos accuses...

Former Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo described the debt restructuring that dominated his second term as ‘one of the darkest and most painful episodes’ of his presidency as he...

President Andry Rajoelina says that he is ‘ready to listen, ready to extend a helping hand, and above all, ready to bring solutions to Madagascar’. He is, however,...

The expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) at the end of September is another headache for African states already counting the costs of the United...

The conviction of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy is an indictment of the murky operations at the heart of Françafrique, the French government’s influence-peddling in...

African leaders have warned international partners that Somalia’s security situation in its battle with the Al Shabaab terror group could regress if they don’t cough up extra cash...

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s decision to sign a deal with Russia to plan and build a nuclear power plant in Ethiopia was one of several diplomatic coups for...

President Cyril Ramaphosa faces crunch trade talks with United States President Donald Trump’s administration next week, with talks expected on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly...