The family of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has announced the death of the former President at the age of 76. “President IBK died...

Ethiopia’s foreign ministry has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate its leader for supporting rebellious forces fighting...

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has temporarily suspended its flights, a spokesperson said. “MINUSMA has to temporarily...

David Satterfield the new US envoy to the Horn of Africa, and Molly Phee Assistant Secretary, will visit Saudi Arabia,...

By Julius A. Amin* During an official visit to Washington DC in 1962, Cameroon’s founding President Ahmadou Ahidjo informed President...

By Peter Kimani* Kenya’s most celebrated author Ngugi wa Thiong'o marked his 84 birthday on January 5. Having published his...

A senior official in Tunisia's main opposition Ennahda party told Reuters it planned to go ahead with a protest against...

Francophone West Africa's regional aviation authority has accused a French military plane of violating sanctions imposed by West African states...

Nigeria has lifted its ban on Twitter - seven months after clamping down on the social networking site. Nigeria's government...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that despite repeated requests to the Ethiopian government, it still has no access to...