Africa

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has officially announced his intention to run for a fourth term in the upcoming presidential election scheduled for October 25, reigniting political tensions in the …

Choguel Maïga, former Prime Minister of Mali, is under official investigation over allegations of misappropriating public funds during his time in office. The country’s Office of the Auditor General has …

The United States has suspended all routine visa processing at its embassy in Niamey, Niger, indefinitely. A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department confirmed that both immigrant and non-immigrant visa …

In Bantako, a village in southeastern Senegal, thousands of small-scale gold miners continue to use mercury in their search for gold—despite the well-documented dangers to both health and the environment. …

Cameroon’s elections body, ELECAM, has disqualified leading opposition figure Maurice Kamto from contesting the upcoming presidential election scheduled for October 12. Kamto, a former minister and university professor, was seen …

The Pentagon confirmed that the U.S. State Department has approved a $4.67 billion sale of advanced air-defense missiles to Egypt. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the package includes four …

Foreign aid is no longer a viable solution for Africa’s growing development needs, Claver Gatete, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has said A …

The United Nations has strongly condemned the latest wave of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled Ituri Province, where armed groups—most notably the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)—have carried …

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced two former anti-Balaka militia leaders for atrocities committed during the Central African Republic’s (CAR) 2013–2014 civil conflict, sparking a wave of mixed reactions …

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has commenced the trial of former President Joseph Kabila, who faces charges of treason and multiple human rights violations over alleged …