Politics

Nigerian prosecutors filed 57 terrorism-related charges on Monday against nine men accused of carrying out a deadly attack on Yelwata community in...

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has reaffirmed his commitment to inclusive and peaceful dialogue between all people in the Democratic Republic...

Gunfire and loud explosions echoed around Niger’s international airport in Niamey shortly before midnight in what two security sources described...

A Ugandan court on Wednesday released on bail a prominent rights activist whose detention was seen by campaign groups as...

Ugandan military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Monday denied allegations by opposition leader Bobi Wine that soldiers attacked Wine's wife during an overnight...

South Sudan's government urged opposition forces to halt fighting on Tuesday, saying a rebel advance and ongoing clashes that have already caused...

South Sudan's military has ordered all civilians and personnel from the UN mission and all other charities to evacuate three...

Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Saturday his wife had been taken to hospital after soldiers invaded their residence,...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara reshuffled his cabinet on Friday, maintaining most senior ministers while appointing his brother, Defence Minister...

As Uganda's 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni starts a seventh term, his tough-talking son and head of the military Muhoozi Kainerugaba is favourite to...