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

Nigeria is considering appointing the state regulator to take control of the country's existing oil contracts, rather than the state...

Zambia's debt restructuring remains snagged on its thorny negotiations with the African Export-Import Bank and won't be resolved until next...

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

Mauritius' Central Bank Governor Rama Sithanen has agreed to resign next week, following Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam's call for him...

France has suspended counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two staff members of the Malian embassy and consulate to leave,...

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...

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed State Minister of Finance Eyob Tekalign as the new central bank governor on Friday,...

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