Politics

The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing...

Malawi's former President Peter Mutharika has taken a comfortable lead in the country's presidential race, with two-thirds of districts having...

Vote counting was underway in some polling stations in Guinea Sunday evening in the referendum on a draft constitution that...

The treason trial of South Sudan's suspended First Vice President Riek Machar opened on Monday under tight security in the capital Juba,...

Ratings agency Moody's on Friday upgraded its outlook on Rwanda to "stable" from "negative", citing reduced risks from a conflict...

South Africa's Democratic Alliance said on Saturday former leader Helen Zille would be its next candidate for mayor of Johannesburg,...

Malawi's former president Peter Mutharika has taken an early lead in this week's election, in which he faced off for...

Marguerite Gnakadè was a former defence minister and is the sister-in-law of president Faure Gnassingbé. She had repeatedly called for...

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said, as...

In a dramatic turn of events, the High Military Court in Kinshasa has set Friday as its verdict in the...