Politics

The leader of a coup that ousted Gabon's President Ali Bongo was sworn in as interim president and cheered by...

Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council proposal to extend sanctions on Mali which is run by a...

Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the...

Zimbabwe's main opposition on Tuesday called for fresh elections after its presidential candidate lost to incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa in a...

Algeria is proposing an initiative to resolve the political crisis in neighbouring Niger with a six-month transition period led by...

Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday, after the Central African state's election body announced...

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Niamey Saturday in support of last month's coup, a day after the country's...

Negotiations over the controversial mega dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile river have resumed in the Egyptian...

Zimbabwe's re-elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa suggested on Sunday that anyone questioning the results of last week's election take their case to court...

Election officials extended the voting in Zimbabwe’s presidential election until Thursday after delays of up to 10 hours in mostly...