The United States is encouraged by "incremental progress" on peace and reconciliation efforts in Ethiopia, 20 months after a cease-fire was implemented in the northern Tigray region, according to a senior U.S. official. In November 2022, Ethiopia’s government and leaders from ... Read More

President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Monday's presidential election in Rwanda, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country's long-time ruler aims to extend this three-decade grip on power. Kagame's opponents ... Read More

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled as inadmissible, three of the four grounds of a suit filed by the son of a deceased Ghanaian seeking to hold the country liable, for among other things, failure to investigate the disappearance ... Read More

Rwandan President Paul Kagame lights a memorial flame during a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, held at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, in Kigali, Apr. 7, 2024. A small landlocked African nation playing in the big league: ... Read More

President Paul Kagame Rwandan President Paul Kagame wrapped up his reelection campaign Saturday, two days before voting takes place on Monday. The incumbent faces two opponents who say he has overstayed. Kagame tells reporters that his supporters want him to run ... Read More

Mali's military junta on Wednesday said it would allow political parties and associations to resume their activities. The announcement by the council of ministers came three months after activities were suspended, purportedly to safeguard public order. At the time, political parties were ... Read More

The combination of climate change and a growing world population may threaten global food security. As the United Nations marks World Population Day, changes in agriculture, especially in Africa, may be the only way forward. The global population is expected to ... Read More

Kenyan President William Ruto Kenyan President William Ruto dismissed most of his cabinet Thursday, firing everyone except his foreign affairs ministers. The dismissal follows weeks of protests that were triggered by proposed tax hikes, and transformed into calls for Ruto ... Read More

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed landed in Port Sudan, the new seat of Sudan's government Tuesday for a meeting with army ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Abiy's office said the visit was part of the Ethiopian leader's efforts to find "sustainable solutions for ... Read More

A humanitarian truce is in effect in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo but the situation remains arlarming given the rebels territorial gains. Updating the Security Council on her mandated activities, the Head of the UN Stabilization Mission ... Read More