The failure of Abiy Ahmed's government to make a US$33 million coupon payment on its only international government bond in late December confirmed Ethiopia's status as the third...

Félix Tshisekedi appears almost certain to be confirmed for a second term as President despite opposition protests about the conducting of the polls, which saw Tshisekedi obtain 73%...

Last week's visits to Ethiopia and Uganda were the first public trips abroad by Rapid Support Forces Commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 'Hemeti' since the start of the...

Voting started in Congo-Kinshasa's national and local elections on 20 December after three hours of delays in the country's biggest cities, Kinshasa and Lumbumbashi. The latest independent opinion...

Chadians are widely expected to have approved a new constitution that will pave the way for elections next year after voting closed on 17 December. The results will...

President William Ruto's government has signed a trade deal with the European Union which Brussels has described as its most advanced with an African state on climate change...

Somalia has secured a US$4.5 billion debt write-off from global lenders, marking the culmination of a decade-long process of negotiations and a major political coup for President Hassan...

A decade-long crackdown on political dissent has eliminated any serious opposition to President Abdel Fattah el Sisi, who is almost certain to secure a third six-year term in...

Confusion reigns as the government continues its investigations into the failed coup against President Julius Maada Bio.

Britain's Home Secretary James Cleverly signed a revised treaty with Rwanda's Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta on 5 December in a bid to rescue the cash-for-asylum-seekers agreement between London...