Rejecting Washington’s 31 October designation of Nigeria as a country which violates religious freedom, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said it did ‘not reflect our national reality’. He added...

The international community’s stance on Western Sahara’s future has been decisively altered by a United Nations Security Council vote on 31 October that endorsed Morocco’s plan for semi-autonomy...

The dismissal of Mining Minister Wilmot Paye has raised eyebrows in Monrovia as the government intensifies talks with the United States aimed at obtaining investment in critical minerals.

Veteran oppositionist Raila Omolo Odinga’s death appears to have offered President William Samoei Ruto an opportunity to bury bad news. Hours before the opposition leader’s passing was...

Senegal’s debt servicing bill for next year will be almost US$1 billion higher than expected, partly on the back of hidden liabilities accrued by former President Macky Sall.

Although increasing global protectionism is adding to market uncertainty, the regime is for now set to continue reaping the benefits of growing Chinese demand for steel and aluminium....

Two mourners died in a stampede at Raila Odinga’s state funeral on 17 October, a day after three were killed when police opened fire and used tear gas...

One of President Colonel Michael Randrianirina’s first tasks is gaining international acceptance of his new regime after he took power in a Gen Z-inspired coup that followed weeks...

President Abdel Fattah el Sisi is hoping to use a two-day bilateral summit with the European Union starting on 22 October to move closer to concluding a debt-swap...

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...