Africa

Election observer missions of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, and the West African Elders Forum have expressed concern after the Guinea-Bissau armed forces suspended the …

A group of army officers claims they have seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau, a day before the planned announcement of results from a hotly contested presidential election. In a statement …

New farms entering operation in Egypt have pushed egg prices down by nearly 35% during the last several months, Dr Tharwat El-Zeiny, vice president of the Poultry Producers Union, recently …

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have declared a three-month humanitarian truce and called for immediate peace talks with the Sudanese Army, RSF leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo said in a …

Nigeria is heading toward its worst hunger emergency on record, with militant violence across the north pushing food insecurity to historic levels, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday. …

Gambia has confirmed that it is temporarily hosting Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary following a disputed presidential election in Cameroon that returned longtime leader Paul Biya to office for …

The head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said late on Monday that his paramilitaries would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce, after US President Donald Trump said that …

South African police said Sunday it would investigate former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter for her alleged role in recruiting South Africans to fight for Russia in Ukraine. Police said a …

Guinea-Bissau held presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, with incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló seeking a second term in office. The vote comes at a tense moment for West Africa, …

European and African leaders will gather in Angola on Monday for a summit aimed at deepening economic and security ties that will serve as a backdrop to emergency talks on …