Africa

Operational constraints and regional tensions prevent the UN peacekeeping mission from responding effectively to escalating violence in the DRC.

Amid severe UN budget cuts and US disengagement, the resolution’s survival depends on creative diplomacy and stronger African ownership.

The group urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take decisive steps to restore constitutional order in...

African and international efforts to stop the war have been slow. Now, swift action, including the possible invocation of R2P,...

These beautifully patterned creatures face extinction due to habitat loss, land clearance, the illegal pet trade and climate change.

The Constitutional Council on Monday announced that the 92-year-old president had secured 53.66 per cent of the vote.

The AU’s zero tolerance of coups should be matched by a similar attitude towards the poor governance that provokes youth...

Michael Randrianirina has been sworn in as Madagascar’s new president following a military takeover that toppled Andry Rajoelina after weeks...

The colonel also disclosed that the military was dissolving all institutions except the lower house of parliament.

The WHO noted that early detection, isolation of cases, and improvements in treatment have begun to reduce fatality rates.

Measures against money laundering and terrorist financing are positive, but the nature of implementation will be the real test.

Maritime issues are on the African Union’s radar, but member states must push for a shift from ambition to action.

With elections planned for December, authorities should use their position of strength to tackle the roots of the country’s crisis.

She explains that two girls in her dormitory at Alabuga are actively assisting in Russia’s recruitment drive, giving online talks...

Amina Mohammed said violent extremism, cyber warfare, and climate change are reshaping Africa’s stability.

A syndicate in Puntland’s Bosaso port city operates in defiance of a recent ban on shark fishing.

Most of the victims, including at least 48 women and 19 children, were local farmers.

As the country slides towards electoral authoritarianism, even SADC and EAC election observers have been excluded from the polls.

The project strengthens the Beninese government's efforts to establish agricultural insurance, whose pilot phase is managed by Benin's National Fund...

A police spokesperson said that ten bodies have been recovered since the collapse in a remote area on Sunday.

Global powers and the tech industry are competing for African minerals.

This article offers a thought-provoking analysis of the African Union's call for reparations and its potential impact on Sudan's peace...

The US-brokered negotiations aim to secure the Rwandan forces’ withdrawal from eastern DRC and end Rwanda’s support to AFC/M23.

The figure reflects the data as of epidemiological week 25 of 2025, which underscores the disproportionate disease burden on three...

CPJ has recently expressed concern over the deterioration of press freedom in Zambia.