African politics

Sudan's government refused Monday to join a regional meeting aimed at ending nearly three months of brutal fighting, accusing Kenya, which chaired the talks, of favouring the…

President Macky Sall’s decision not to seek a third term as Senegal’s head of state has thrown open the country’s presidential election, ending widespread speculation over his…

Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Monday ended months of tense uncertainty by saying he would not seek a third term next year, clearing the way for open elections in the West…

Issued on: 20/05/2023 - 16:40 Democratic Republic of Congo security forces fired tear gas and fought running battles in…

Issued on: 17/04/2023 - 07:22 More than 100 political and civil society groups in Senegal on Sunday formed a coalition…

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has attracted international attention with a range of striking tweets in recent months – starting…

The rise of Peter Obi in the campaign for Nigeria's presidential election on February 25 has shaken up the country's politics, hitherto dominated by two major…

Issued on: 30/01/2023 - 19:41 Just 11.4 percent of Tunisian voters took part in a second round of elections for the…

Issued on: 29/01/2023 - 17:41 Tunisia's parliamentary run-off election on Sunday looked set to replicate the low turnout of…

Issued on: 27/01/2023 - 16:24 Tunisians are to vote again on Sunday in elections for a parliament stripped of its powers,…