Politics

As Uganda's 81-year-old president, Yoweri Museveni, is sworn in to a seventh term, specuation is already growing about who will...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed "Farmgate" in which thieves stole bundles of foreign cash from...

African leaders used the second day of a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to push for easier...

Opposition stalwart Martin Fayulu on Friday accused the Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi of wanting to stay in...

Julius Malema, the leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has called for Ramaphosa to immediately resign and for...

The opposition party that lost Benin's presidential election last month announced on Saturday that it was joining the ruling majority,...

Botswana's former president Festus Mogae, who led ​the diamond-rich nation for a decade ‌and won praise for good governance and...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has ‌dismissed the country's military chief and a finance minister who had been in post...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said he ​was open to standing for a third term, angering opposition politicians...

African countries including Kenya, Malawi, Lesotho and Zimbabwe have warned migrants in South Africa to be cautious and remain indoors...