Africa

A special court in South Sudan has ruled that it does have the jurisdiction to prosecute suspended Vice-President Riek Machar...

Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, has called on citizens not to vote for her father in the...

Olorogun Oskar Eyovbirere Ibru, chairman of the Ibru Organisation and one of Nigeria’s high-profile business figures, passed away on September...

Malawi's former President Peter Mutharika has won elections by a landslide, in a major comeback for the 85-year-old. President-elect Peter...

• David Mignot appointed new CEO of merged group • Outgoing CEO Calvo Mawela appointed chair of Canal+ Africa •...

The justice ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger — the three member states of the Confederation of Sahel States...

A former Defence Minister and vocal critic of Togo’s government, Marguerite Gnakadé, has been arrested, according to security sources. Gnakadé,...

Mali’s military government has sought to calm anger over a blockade by Islamist militants on major highways where lorry drivers...

Police in Somalia have arrested four TikTokers for allegedly insulting President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a dance video. In the...

Malawians are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections, following a turbulent five years that has seen the economic crisis worsening...