Somalia Braces for Security Strain as African Union Troops Prepare to Leave Three Key Positions MOGADISHU — Somalia’s security transition is set to face a new test in early November, when African…
Suspected perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic (CAR), including senior officials, risk evading justice unless…
West Africa’s political map was shaken when Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger left ECOWAS in January 2025, but the rupture has not…
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has rejected claims that he secretly met former apartheid-era military and police generals to block prosecutions…
As South Africa’s local government elections approach, voters are once again hearing familiar promises: councillors will fix potholes, end water outages and…
South Africa’s government plans to ask the courts to clarify how it must give effect to a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum…
Egypt is preparing to send army troops to Somalia for the first time, a move that underscores Cairo’s broader effort to strengthen…
Former South African president Jacob Zuma remains in a private Pietermaritzburg hospital, as differing reports continue to circulate about his condition following…
South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has received the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in…
The African Union Commission moved Sunday to clarify that its earlier appeal over tensions involving Ethiopia was not meant to assign blame…
Leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan have urged political and peaceful solutions to mounting regional crises, including Sudan’s civil war and…
