He was jailed, tortured and denied the presidency five times, yet few shaped Kenya’s democracy or embodied its struggle more ...

The Pentagon hopes to empower the rival governments to fight jihadist groups and attenuate Russian influence in Haftar’s army ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing to flex its dominance over the cobalt trade. From 16 October, its strategic ...

Raila Odinga has died aged 80, according to a person in the former Kenyan prime minister’s office who spoke to Reuters. India ...

Barely three months before campaigns began, President Yoweri Museveni has disbursed an estimated $20m nationwide in a ...

Nigeria’s currency has found a measure of stability over the past year after losing about 70% of its value against the dollar ...

As the chief executive of Wogagen Capital Investment Bank, Ethiopia ’s first private investment bank with about $385m in ...

Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila, sentenced to death in absentia on 30 September, has convened a political conclave ...

Murder and unemployment are back to highs last seen at the end of apartheid, international criminal cartels have infiltrated ...

From hydrocarbons and pharmaceuticals to construction and agriculture, Indian firms have moved into every corner of Africa’s ...

After long hours of waiting, opposition leader and ex-minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary finally did what his supporters expected ...

In Zimbabwe, politicians slinging corruption accusations at each other are using these as political weapons to fight ...