Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Antonio Pedro, has urged African nations to accelerate implementation of...

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has warned politicians not to publish false or harmful information in the run-up to...

At least 73 migrants were reported missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, the...

The African Union Commission announced Tuesday that it will be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month’s...

Cameroon is celebrating the 90th birthday of President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of government. Supporters say they hope...

Algerian authorities have arrested the mother and sister of wanted activist Amira Bouraoui days after she left for France, a...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday declared a national “state of disaster” over his country’s crippling power shortages, saying...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday vowed that Russia will continue helping Mali improve its military capabilities in a...

Italy has become the latest country to join the U.S.-led Mineral Security Partnership that promotes ethical mining. The U.S. Undersecretary...

The Malian interim government on Sunday said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission’s human rights division had 48 hours...