Mystery surrounds the fate of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma after an official report by an independent watchdog titled “State of Capture” inferred suspicious ties between the president, three cabinet ministers and a family of wealthy (...)
In a rare development, the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) announced that the former vice-president of South Sudan “has been handed over to the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo” last week, more than a (...)
As the Nigerian army achieves important victories against Boko Haram in the northeast of the country, with the assistance of forces from Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin, the International Crisis Group (ICG) has issued a report on reform of the (...)
The body of Polisario Front leader Mohamed Abdelaziz was taken to Bir Lehlou, located in a Polisario-controlled area of the Western Sahara, from the Algerian city of Tindouf.
The Polisario Front declared a 40-day mourning period for its leader, who (...)
The freeing of two of the Nigerian Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago sparked an unexpected series of questions.
While many agree that the two girls' rescue was a victory for President Muhammadu Buhari's fight against (...)
The votes are being tallied following the referendum in Darfur in western Sudan last week. The results of the polls, which took place from 11 to 13 April, are expected to be announced within 10 days.
Voters in the province were given the opportunity (...)
Africa's battle against terrorist groups is still at a peak. Despite clear victories against Boko Haram in Nigeria and Al-Shabab in Somalia, political and security challenges remain, but the most serious challenge is society's divergent views on (...)
Intelligence and security agencies have carried out raids in several cities in Pakistan — in Lahore, Faisalabad and Multan —arresting an unspecified number of suspects, according to military spokesman Asim Bajwa.
Bajwa added in a tweet: “Several (...)
When several elections take place in Africa in one year it is cause for celebration. Sunday, 20 March, saw five states and autonomous regions hold various elections, from presidential polls and runoffs to constitutional referendums and parliamentary (...)
Eight African nations have supported Kenya's proposal to withdraw from the Rome Statute of 1998 that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). Many African leaders see the court as a neo-colonial institution exclusively targeting the (...)
The year had barely begun (14 January 2016) when Arab circles were surprised by statements by Sudan's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour that his country is open to considering establishing relations with Israel.
The statement was in response to a (...)