From working tirelessly in the shadows to stepping into the limelight, here are the key figures defining the next phase for ...

Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is Al-Qaeda’s Sahel franchise, formed in March 2017 from a merger of Mali-based ...

With just weeks to go before the opening of the Simandou mine, tensions have surfaced over the delivery of locomotives.

Elites from the ruling ZANU-PF court honourary PhDs as Zimbabwean universities confer titles – critics say it props up power.

After Raila Odinga’s death, Kenya’s most enduring political dynasty faces the ultimate test: holding together his Orange ...

Five years after a bloody vote left dozens dead, Uganda’s 2026 campaign season has been eerily calm. But some say the silence is carefully staged and hotspots have already been defused.

US President Trump’s warning to go ‘guns-a-blazing’ against jihadists over Christian killings in Africa’s most populous nation has left Nigerian President Tinubu scrambling to contain fallout at home ...

More than 1,200 financial leaders and public officials gather in Casablanca for two days of debate on a decisive question: ...

A broader push for African sovereignty kicks against the greenback, but it is not the end of dollar dominance.

For now, Tate has given Nigeria’s cultural moment a museum-scale frame — and committed to keeping part of that story on the ...

Regional bodies have come under fire for not speaking out against the deteriorating human rights situation in Tanzania ahead ...

The Salafist jihadists JNIM have claimed an attack in northern Nigeria, on the border with Benin. It is the first time the al ...