Guinea-Bissau has voted to approve a new constitution that significantly strengthens the powers of the presidency, reshaping the country’s political system ahead of general elections...
Dozens of soldiers have reportedly been killed or arrested following an apparent mutiny in Niger’s capital, Niamey, in what analysts describe as a serious challenge...
Niger’s capital, Niamey, was rocked by heavy gunfire and explosions early Saturday after armed soldiers reportedly attacked strategic sites including the international airport and areas...
Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom is mourning the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died at the age of 34 after more than...
Cameroon President Paul Biya has made his first public appearance in 73 days, receiving the country’s newly crowned women’s football champions at the Unity Palace...
South Africans have taken to the streets in Cape Town, demanding that Nigerian beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina leave the country as her prolonged legal battle...
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election, securing a second five-year term after a closely watched vote that...
Somali federal troops have driven armed opposition fighters out of Baidoa following hours of intense fighting in the city on Monday, in a major escalation...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported that more than 2,000 people have died in its devastating Ebola outbreak, which health officials are calling the...
Ghana’s renewed attempt to reform its 1992 Constitution is becoming an important test of how African democracies can modernise their political institutions without weakening the...