Since stepping down in December 2018, Joseph Kabila – chameleon-like – has kept out of the limelight. He was spotted in South ...

The West African nation Côte d’Ivoire is emerging as a regional hub for American investment as former colonial power France exits. Move over, France. As Côte d’Ivoire’s relations with its former ...

Lawyers for former South African president Jacob Zuma have sent a letter to the ANC party, demanding that his membership be reinstated by the end of the month. We take look at why this is happening ...

The outspoken Trans Nzoia county governor accused political adversaries of intolerance and engaging in a witch hunt, vowing that any plot to remove him from office will not be a walk in the park. The ...

The M23 has extended its hold in eastern DRC with the support of the Rwandan Defence Forces, according to the latest report released by the United Nations (UN) Group of Experts. Why is Jacob Zuma ...

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria seeks to return Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali into the ECOWAS fold before his tenure as the union’s chairman ends in July. But his romance with France, in search of ...

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Nigeria is ramping up its crude storage capacity by 1bn litres (about 6.29m barrels) as low domestic supply means it has to stockpile more imported feedstock. What ...

Given Stephen Mutamba’s history of undermining democracy in Zimbabwe, there is no doubt the country’s new police boss will crack down on critics who oppose the ruling party’s plans to extend President ...

The campaign for African Development Bank leadership is already in full swing. But the cards could well be reshuffled, as candidates have until the end of January to submit their bids to succeed ...

Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a battle that left 18 attackers and one security personnel member dead, the government said.

An outdated assessment of northern Nigeria, leaning into ethnic stereotypes, makes Badenoch ill-suited for national leadership in the UK. Regardless of our political differences, Kemi Badenoch has ...

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and his allies from the vote-rich Mt Kenya region have announced plans to unveil a new political outfit this month. The party aims to forge coalition ...