Africa

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.

Albert Ojwang, a 31-year-old teacher and blogger, was declared dead earlier this month, just two days after he was arrested.

The sharing of lethal drone technology with al-Shabaab and IS Somalia could recast the conflict in the Horn and beyond.

Incumbent presidents and ruling parties increasingly bend the law to entrench their power and silence opposition.

Uganda on Tuesday is marking a holiday to remember a group of Christian martyrs who were killed between 1885 and...

According to ZAM, the initiative has “emboldened repressive forces” in Tanzania, to people to days of beatings, sexual assault, and...

Geopolitical shifts in the Western alliance could considerably impact Africa’s fortunes.

The central Sahel remains the global epicentre of terrorism, accounting for 51 per cent of global deaths caused by terrorism...

Corruption was a cause of Liberia’s 14-year civil war and also triggered the current political crisis that threatens the country’s...

Complacency must make way for economic reform and the strategic reinvention that once made Mauritius the darling of development economists.

The challenge will be translating Burkina Faso's rich mineral resources and promising economy into stability and development.

This adds to the multiple claims of attempted coups against Mr Traore since he took power in 2022.

The country faces a public health crisis characterised by a poor supply of affordable medicines and too few pharmacies.

“We are beginning to see the systematic use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war."

A clear vision for peace support operations should redefine the complementary roles of the AU and the UN.

Health care is a human right, but in Sudan today it is a lifeline at risk of being severed.

The Gabon military ruler, who has served as the leader of the country since the coup in 2023, won the...

If they are imposed, Trump’s blizzard of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs will hit AGOA beneficiaries more than most.

The Cheetah Conservation Fund says around 300 cubs are illegally captured each year in Ethiopia, northern Kenya, Somalia and Somaliland...