The 29 August mutiny has put Abdourahamane Tiani’s counterterrorism strategy under renewed scrutiny, as jihadist violence ...

Billionaire Aliko Dangote has launched Africa’s largest public share sale, opening up ownership of his $20bn mega-refinery to ...

South Africa halted duty-free imports of Kenyan tea after Kenya’s new timber tariffs triggered mutual trade reciprocity rules ...

Oburu Oginga succeeded his late brother, Raila Odinga, as leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party late last year ...

Despite institutional progress, the world’s largest free trade area is not delivering the results expected of it. Who is ...

Kenya President William Ruto and US Assistant Secretary of State Frank Garcia are both expected at this week’s US-East Africa ...

Florence Ajimobi has turned her husband’s political network into continuing influence, while Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu’s break ...

Businessman, former politician and whistleblower Mcebisi Jonas wants a more thoughtful approach to how South Africa is run, ...

From Tanzania and Uganda to Zambia, South Sudan and Lesotho, some of the continent’s biggest political figures are up against ...

Sentenced for publishing an essay on terrorism in Mali, Colonel Sangaré is also paying the price for the enemies he had made within the junta — in particular the ambitions that intelligence chief ...

Ahead of the 2027 elections, political interference remains a major hurdle in implementing crucial police reforms, as ...