In a significant diplomatic shift, the military government of Burkina Faso has severed ties with France, leveling accusations against its former colonial power of backing subversive activities and pursuing “neo-colonial ambitions” that…
What began as a show of force in an anti-immigration campaign was, at moments, marred by disorder as protest organisers…
Lesotho’s political tensions have sharpened after a leading opposition figure was arrested and charged with treason, with prosecutors accusing him…
As Ebola cases in the northeastern province of Ituri climb past 1,000, the government has rolled out free healthcare for…
Two separate attacks — the killing of Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Sicelo Mleve and the death of a Democratic Alliance…
In a decisive vote that caps weeks of political sparring, Zimbabwe’s National Assembly has mustered the two-thirds majority needed to…
Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, has voiced strong condemnation of the recent armed assault on…
Opening the Security Council briefing, Hanna Tetteh, the Secretary‑General’s Special Representative for Libya and head of the UN Support Mission…
In the wake of M23 rebels backed by Rwanda seizing North and South Kivu — the provincial capitals of eastern…
South Africa’s underlying inflation pressures strengthened in May, a development closely watched for clues about where prices — and interest…
More than 18 months after disputed elections plunged Mozambique into unrest, the country’s criminal police are facing intensifying scrutiny amid…
