President Félix Tshisekedi’s officials say that the Congolese army foiled an attempted coup in the early hours of Sunday morning, after armed men attacked the house of Vital Kamerh...

The influence of the United States and its military base in Djibouti is likely to be a hot topic for President Joe Biden during Kenyan President William Ruto’s state visit to the W...

Confirmation that the European Union's military mission in Mali will end at the weekend, coupled with the announcement several days later on 10 May, that the military-led transitio...

Former President Laurent Gbagbo appears determined not to quit the political scene just yet after being named as presidential candidate for next year's elections by his Parti des p...

The 6 May presidential poll was supposed to have been about creating a 'democratic veneer'. Instead, it is set to go to the country's Constitutional Court.

Catastrophic flooding has killed more than 200 people and destroyed thousands of homes in recent weeks, making it one of Kenya's worst natural disasters in living memory. Yet criti...

The diplomatic chill between Rwanda and the United States has got colder after Washington implicated the Rwandan army in mortar attacks that killed at least 16 people in the area a...

Nigeria's state petroleum authority has made an unusual offer to the oil and gas giants who now want to sell up their assets in Nigeria: quick approval for the divestment plans wil...

Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja is under growing pressure after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua hinted that State House was ready to intervene in the governance of the city. The ...

Days after the UK Parliament finally passed a law that will allow asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda where their claims will be considered, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears dete...