A year after Tanzania’s bloody election, many remain traumatised by the violence, while government critics live in fear of abduction and arbitrary arrest, or facing treason...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting dozens of African leaders at a summit in Moscow as part of efforts to expand its influence on the continent....
Africa’s largest ever initial public offering closed on Wednesday after raising funds from investors in 120 countries. The IPO for Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery was extended...
Brazil’s leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback on Sunday as he clinched a re-election victory, but his rival Flavio Bolsonaro...
Niger’s government has announced an overnight curfew on the sale of petrol across the country, except at designated stations. As of this week, they are not...
Haiti’s former president Michel Martelly presented his candidacy Friday for the upcoming general elections. Martelly, who had already registered online, appeared at the Provisional Electoral Council’s...
Over 500 people in South Africa have fallen ill from a gastrointestinal illness that causes stomach cramps and diarrhea, which authorities are blaming on poor water...
Cameroon’s main opposition MRC elected a new party president on Saturday, Tiriane Balbine Noah. She replaces Maurice Kamto and becomes the first woman to lead the...
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a new round of Iran-related sanctions on Thursday, targeting 16 individuals and...
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to worsen with the number of confirmed cases surging past 9,000 with more than 4,300 deaths....