Chad’s decision to end its military cooperation deal with France is another major blow to France which had been actively courting President Mahamat Idriss Déby aka ‘Kaka’ to...

Namibia is set to elect its first female head of state but also looks likely to join Mozambique in having the legitimacy of its general elections dismissed as...

After weeks of denial by the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) that there were serious problems with its claimed victory in the 9 October election,...

After repeated delays, United States President Joe Biden’s valedictory visit to Angola has been rescheduled for 2 December. He is to be welcomed at Lobito port by Angolan...

After an underwhelming 10 days in Azerbaijan, with criticism of the host country’s organisation of the talks and of the political commitment from most of the summit’s major...

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s decision to make the most of his honeymoon with the voters and call early parliamentary elections on 17 November has paid off.

Entering the final days of the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, little significant progress is expected on climate finance with West and Eastern powers stuck in a holding...

The ruling Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social (UDPS) is pushing ahead with plans to overhaul the national constitution as oppositionists it’s a ruse to extend...

Mauritius is set to become the latest African state to throw out its government after Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth conceded that his governing L'Alliance Lepep was heading towards...

Somalia’s Defence Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur has insisted that Ethiopia will not participate in a new African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission which is set to begin in January...