Politics

Zimbabwean police have blocked the launch of the main opposition party's election campaign set for Sunday in the latest clampdown...

Atiku Abubakar, former Nigerian vice-president, will lead the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into next year's general elections. Mr...

Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki says developments in Ukraine are a continuation of a long-term Western strategy to contain Russia, and...

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu says she has in some circumstances handled the country’s top office better than other male presidents...

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye was arrested on Tuesday as he tried to lead a protest in the...

The Gabonese government has banned an opposition march against the French military presence in the country. A letter by the...

Somalia's prime minister suspended the foreign minister on Tuesday, citing the authorisation of a ship exporting charcoal to Oman in...

Ex-president Alpha Condé was granted a new stay abroad to seek medical treatment. The spokesperson for the CNRD, the body...

On Wednesday, the verdict in trial of the Dakar Mayor, Barthelemy Dias was postponed. The 46-year-old who is one the...

A Nigerian court on Wednesday denied a bail request for separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, who is standing trial on terrorism...