Africa

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday met the leaders of African nations that hold elections in the new year to press for a free vote. On the sidelines of a…

At least 166 civilians have died in clashes in southern Sudan’s far north over the past four months, the United Nations said on Wednesday, urging the government to act quickly…

South African MPs on Tuesday prepared to debate whether to initiate proceedings that could force out President Cyril Ramaphosa over allegations he concealed a huge cash theft at his farm.…

A Mauritanian national was indicted in New York on Saturday for his role in 2015 attacks in Mali targeting Westerners that left more than two dozen people dead, a Justice…

When Barack Obama welcomed African leaders to Washington in 2014, many viewed the summit as historic, not just due to the US president’s background but for the pledges to make…

President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed the commitment of Nigeria to work with Guinea Bissau and other countries towards sustaining and strengthening democracy and good governance both in the sub-region and…

A Moroccan court has rejected a request to release a former rights minister turned outspoken government critic who was sentenced to three years’ jail in February, his son said Tuesday.…

Sudan’s military and civilian leaders signed Monday an initial deal aimed at ending a deep crisis caused by last year’s military coup, prompting Sudan’s military and civilian leaders signed Monday…

Six civilians, four of them teachers, were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in southern Burkina Faso close to the border with Ghana, security officials and local sources said on…

President Muhammadu Buhari has performed the official ground-breaking ceremony of the new ECOWAS Headquarters complex also known as the Eye of West Africa, to be constructed by the Chinese Government.…