Gabon’s Constitutional Court has officially confirmed the victory of transitional leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in the country’s recent presidential election. According to the final results...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday oversaw the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that would ease...
Tanzania’s main opposition party said Thursday that two of its senior officials were arrested on their way to court to attend the proceedings against their party...
Kenya is on track to become East Africa’s largest economy by 2025, overtaking regional rival Ethiopia, according to the latest projections from the International Monetary Fund...
New Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced Thursday that her government will introduce free higher education at state universities and technical colleges starting next year. Nandi-Ndaitwah, who was sworn...
In a move seen as a last resort to prevent South Africa’s coalition government from collapsing, finance minister Enoch Godongwana has dropped a controversial value-added tax increase...
An attack by Islamic militants on military posts in northern Benin last week left at least 54 soldiers dead, the West African country’s government said. Authorities...
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday there was no pressure on Russia to move forward towards a deal that would provide lasting peace in Ukraine. “I...
Representatives from the Congolese government and the M23/AFC (Mouvement of 23rd March/Alliance of the Congo River) rebel groups have agreed on halting the fighting in eastern...
Spain is under fire—accused of ignoring illegal fishing by its own fleet in West African waters. Environmental groups ClientEarth and Oceana have filed a lawsuit in...