Several months of severe flooding in Chad have intensified the humanitarian crisis facing the central African country, which finds itself struggling to cope with a refugee crisis and...

The decision by law enforcement authorities to arrest 152 people for allegedly encouraging migrant crossings into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta at Morocco’s northern tip, suggests that the...

The jailing of Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli for repeatedly refusing to testify on the whereabouts of three activists who were allegedly kidnapped by the police during...

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is hoping to cash in on his government’s popularity and claim a parliamentary majority after announcing snap elections for 17 November in a bid...

The return of former President Ian Khama after three years of self-imposed exile, to face charges, including money laundering and owning illegal firearms, appears to be as much...

The leader of the opposition Chadema party, Freeman Mbowe, has urged President Samia Suluhu Hassan to set up a judicial commission to investigate the assassination of his close...

Faced with the option of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and two weak candidates designed to fluff up the president’s majority, most Algerians stayed at home rather than vote in...

The United States is to offer more economic and military assistance for Gabon in the coming weeks, as Washington tries to rebuild its military relations in the region,...

The offer by Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf that would give Ethiopia access to the port of Tadjoura, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the border with...

A day after holding talks with Rwanda’s military leaders about the country’s security priorities, President Paul Kagame announced a second major purge of military officials in as many...