Africa

Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow has left the country for neighbouring Senegal.

Transport Minister Dipuo Peters will convene a meeting with a delegation from the Free State and other stakeholders to discuss...

Disgruntled soldiers in Ivory Coast reached an agreement with the government late on Friday resolving a dispute over bonus payments.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched a nationwide recruitment drive for his party ahead of the country's August general elections.

The leader of the opposition party in Zimbabwe Dr Joyce Mujuru says in the interests of progress and peace in...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan and has ordered the country to move its trade...

Nigeria's lower house voted on Thursday to offer Gambian President Yahya Jammeh asylum if he steps down, lawmakers said.

Burundi has been warned by The Great Lakes Committee on Peace and Security that it risks suspension from the organisation.

Kenya’s opposition parties have unveiled a coalition to face off with President Uhuru Kenyatta during the country’s general elections due...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara named a new and smaller government team on Wednesday, with few changes to top positions,...

Media Monitoring Africa says the South African government should pressure neighbouring countries, particularly Botswana, to allow greater media freedom.

Gambia's Supreme Court was unable to hear President Yahya Jammeh's legal challenge to his election defeat on Tuesday after judges...

Gambia's communication minister, Sheriff Bojang, said on Monday he had left his post in the first high-profile Cabinet defection since...

President of the Sahrawi, Brahim Ghali, is appealing for the full independence of his country to be prioritised.

Zimbabwe's biggest banking group CBZ Holdings has suspended the use of Visa cards for local transactions due to high costs...

Five Nigerian soldiers and more than 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed when the jihadists attacked an army base in...

Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo is likely to name investment banker Ken Ofori-Atta as finance minister, three sources close to the...

The streets of Ivory Coast's second-largest city Bouake were calm and the military presence was gone, residents said on Sunday.

West African leaders are still pursuing mediation to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in Gambia where President Yahya Jammeh...

Nana Akufo-Addo was sworn in as Ghana’s president on Saturday in a ceremony attended by dozens of African leaders, sealing...