Africa

The commander of the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group fighting the Sudanese government armed forces for two years, has declared that he would establish an alternative government, two years …

The World Trade Organization says the volume of trade in goods worldwide is likely to decrease by 0.2% this year due to the U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies …

Mozambique’s security forces carried out a brutal, three-month crackdown on protesters after the country’s election last year, a leading international rights group said Wednesday, citing local activists who alleged that …

An American pastor kidnapped by armed men during a church service in South Africa has been freed following a “high-intensity shoot-out” that left three people dead, police say. Josh Sullivan …

As Sudan marks two years since the outbreak of civil war, humanitarian agencies are warning of the immense and growing needs faced by the country’s population, particularly in its devastated …

A Senegalese lawmaker has formally proposed the indictment of former President Macky Sall for high treason. The move follows revelations from the Court of Auditors alleging serious financial misconduct during …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a former deputy finance minister as a special envoy to the United States on Monday. The ambassador was expelled last month by the Trump …

A court in Mauritius on Monday granted bail to former finance minister Renganaden Padayachy who was charged with embezzlement last week. Padayachy was charged alongside former central bank governor Harvesh …

Brice Oligui Nguema, the leader of Gabon’s transitional government and the military figure who led the 2023 coup, has claimed a decisive victory in the country’s presidential election, securing 90.35% …

Dozens of displaced Sudanese arrived Saturday in Tawila town in North Darfur after attacks by Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces. The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias …