Africa

President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast was sworn in Monday for his fourth five-year term, following an October election...

A coup attempt announced in Benin on Sunday has been “thwarted,” according to the country’s interior minister, Alassane Seidou,...

Meta has restricted the Instagram account of prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi-Tsehai inside Tanzania following a government order, intensifying...

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday applauded the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...

The Paris leg of the Diaspora Tour, held Wednesday to promote next month’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in...

The United Nations has condemned what it describes as an escalating crackdown on political opposition and the media in...

The United States announced on Wednesday that it will impose visa restrictions on certain Nigerians it believes are responsible...

Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has stepped down with immediate effect due to health concerns, the president’s...

Nearly 100,000 people in northern Mozambique have fled their homes in recent weeks as armed groups raided villages, burning...

Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias, just days after a military coup halted the announcement...