Of the over 500-gigabyte cache of classified defence documents in the so-called Pentagon leaks, a conversation between UN Secretary-General António Guterres and his deputy Amina Mohamed, a former...

Opposition is mounting to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's plan to reintegrate the special military forces from the country's eleven regions into the national army and police service. This...

After a two-week absence from the public stage, President Kaïs Saïed returned to the fray on 4 April with fresh condemnation of his opponents, announcing that many were...

The groundbreaking trial of ex-President and coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz opened in Nouakchott on 6 April with his pleading not guilty to charges of illicit enrichment...

Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's plans to contest next year's presidential elections remain intact despite losing a defamation case for accusing tourism minister Mame Mbaye Niang of embezzlement.

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan was a main beneficiary of US Vice-President Kamala Harris's three-country diplomatic trip to Africa last week – she was hailed as a 'champion'...

After winning a commitment by President William Ruto to debate reform of the electoral commission in parliament, opposition leader Raila Odinga is demanding that the talks should include...

Former militia leader Jean-Pierre Bemba's surprise return to President Félix Tshisekedi's government as minister of defence and deputy prime minister is all about building an election-winning coalition but...

'Great progress and on all fronts', was finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta's verdict following two days of meetings with Chinese counterparts in Beijing, with the finance ministry briefing reporters...

President William Ruto continues to win over supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga in his traditional strongholds in Nyanza. The President recently gained the support of eight national...