Russia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger – a vast, arid state on...

President Paul Biya, aged 92 and poised to seek an eighth term in the October elections, now faces a significant...

Burkina Faso’s junta has expelled the UN’s top official to the West African nation over a report about children caught...

The US has reached bilateral deportation agreements with Honduras and Uganda as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration, according...

Lisbon is pushing back after Guinea-Bissau abruptly expelled reporting teams from Portugal’s state news agency Lusa and two African units...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator...

Mali’s military rulers say they have arrested a French national on suspicion of spying for his country in an attempt...

Dozens of soldiers have been arrested in Mali accused of plotting to topple the country’s military leaders, sources say. The...

Former South African President Jacob Zuma, now head of the opposition Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party, visited Morocco on July...

The UN Human Rights Office has condemned the escalation in deadly attacks on civilians by the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group...