Politics

Namibia began voting on Wednesday with the country expecting a change in ledership and governance. About 1.4 million people —...

Freeman Mbowe, the leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema, has been released on bail after being arrested on Friday,...

Mali's ruling junta on Thursday appointed a new prime minister from within its military ranks, a day after dismissing the...

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has sharply criticized the state of Nigeria’s economy and the failure of its leadership to...

DAKAR: Senegal’s former leader Macky Sall, who earlier this year sparked one of the worst crises in decades by delaying...

MATAM: Seeking shelter in a tent of sticks and rags after floods devastated her village in northeastern Senegal, Khardiatou Sy...

Mauritius awaits the outcome of a closely contested election, with incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and rival Navin Ramgoolam both...

The electoral defeat delivered to the Botswana Democratic Party led by Mokgweetsi Masisi was met with incredulity in neighbouring states....

South Africa's radical opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), appears to be on a downward spiral after another high-profile...

Abuja, NIGERIA - In a scathing press statement, Prince Kingsley Chukwuebuka Uwanuakwa, a prominent business mogul and traditional chieftain of...

The government of Mauritius on Friday banned access to social media websites ahead of parliamentary elections on Nov. 10 in...

GABORONE, Botswana  — The party of Botswana’s opposition candidate Duma Boko was declared the election winner Friday over incumbent President...

Kenya, NAIROBI  — Kenya’s new deputy president has been sworn into office, two weeks after his predecessor was overwhelmingly voted...

MAPUTO, Mozambique -- At least 10 people were fatally shot by police and dozens of others were injured when authorities...

Guinean authorities dissolved dozens of political parties and placed two major opposition parties under observation late Monday, as the transitional...