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

Former President United States Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a ... 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

Tarik Nesh-Nash Mr Tarik Nesh-Nash, the Coordinator of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Africa and the Middle East, has urged Ghana to accelerate efforts to institutionalise OGP in Ghana, Parliament, and other sectors.  He explained that the consultations, through the OGP,, ... Read More

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the United Kingdom’s (UK) Labour Party on its recent electoral successes, and asserted Ghana’s commitment to work closely with the incoming government.  The country, he said, was conscious of the ... 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