Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who has been in power since 1999, will run for a sixth term in next year's election, political sources have confirmed. The move comes after...

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed on an economic pact in Washington, as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to implement a peace deal and spur Western investment...

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, 84, has begun a hunger strike in prison, joining two other prominent politicians protesting what they call "unjust imprisonment". Ghannouchi, head of the Ennahda party...

Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who disappeared in Uganda five weeks ago, have been found alive and are being transported to Nairobi. The pair, who were supporting Ugandan...

A former Zimbabwean MP and opposition leader, 53, was arrested in Pretoria on Friday alongside a 78-year-old man after police found explosives in their vehicle. The pair face charges of...

France's Foreign Ministry has recommended that its nationals leave Mali temporarily as soon as possible due to the risk of terrorist attacks. The ministry advises against traveling to Mali "regardless...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the State House, Abuja, reaffirming his administration's commitment to strengthening interfaith harmony, mutual understanding, and...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has elected Mao Ohabunwa as the chairman of its new board of trustees (BoT), with Isah Dansidi serving as secretary. The election took place at...

Prosecutors in Tanzania have charged 98 people with treason for alleged involvement in violent protests during last week's general election. The charges, filed in the resident magistrate court of Dar...

Kenya's Foreign Affairs Minister Musalia Mudavadi has urged Tanzania to guarantee the safety of Kenyans caught up in the post-election violence, following a disputed election that saw President Samia Suluhu...