South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

President William Ruto’s latest sustained political mobilisation in Western Kenya and Nyanza for his 2027 re-election bid ...

Forecasts suggest that by 2100, a majority of the world’s babies will be African, leading to predictions of an African ...

From Cold War strategies to counterterrorism and development U.S. policy in East Africa must do better to balance security and sustainability. East Africa, comprising nations such as Ethiopia, Kenya, ...

This is evidenced by the pattern of electoral outcomes, progress in intra-Africa trade, and Africa’s enhanced Africa’s voice in the global arena. Building on these gains through sustained collective ...

The impeached former deputy president says his meeting with the veteran lawyer and former vice presidential contender is to ...

Strengthening of Democracy to many means credible elections, an efficient legislature and the scrutiny of government performance by an informed society to motivate government to perform better and be ...

Speaking on the sidelines of the event, Peter Obi called on citizens to get involved in the democratic process.

Back in 2012, pressure on Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, by donor countries including America preceded a swift ouster from Goma of M23 by UN peacekeepers. That scenario seems less likely this time ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels marched into the centre of Goma, the largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Following the long-sought cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the major challenge for the Israelis and the stateless Palestinians is how to achieve a lasting peace that will end the ...