Tunisia's opposition leaders have been encouraged by a ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, the African Union's top court, which stated that President Kaïs...

President Salva Kiir Mayardit has organised an unlikely lobbying agreement covering sanctions relief and presidential meetings, ahead of his visit to the United States in December for President...

A new report argues that as much as 40% of the World Bank's claimed US$17.2 billion lending on climate finance in 2020 could not be independently verified as...

A year after being fast-tracked into government as defence minister, Stergomena Tax has been promoted again, this time as Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, replacing...

The first week of speeches at the UN General Assembly augured badly for progress at the UN's COP27 Climate summit in Sharm el Sheikh with leaders from the...

Having won a referendum, albeit on a low turnout of 30%, for his constitutional reform proposals, President Kaïs Saïed is now planning to consolidate his grip on power...

The best guess by development economists at the UN General Assembly is that only two of the UN's 17 sustainable development goals will be achieved – both are...

Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry walked out of an Arab League ministerial meeting earlier this month upon learning that it would be chaired by Libyan foreign minister Najla...

As the second biggest recipient of United States' military aid after Israel, Egypt remains a strategic priority for Washington despite growing calls from human rights campaigners for a...

After his inauguration on 13 September, President William Ruto starts his first term with clear control of both houses of parliament and a good chance of expanding that...