While commending the government for publishing a landmark resource audit which reveals significant violations of the country's laws in the awarding of contracts, the environmental ... Read more »

The police raid on several media organisations for publishing an article about the alleged plan to bring President Yoweri Museveni's son to power has drawn widespread criticism. Read more »

The African Union Summit is currently under way in Addis Ababa, marking 50 years since the formation of its forerunner the Organisation of African Unity. Read more »

While some companies see Africa as a 'new frontier', others companies, such as Procter & Gamble, have been investing for decades and are aiming to boost market opportunities. Read more »

Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh described Ansar Al-Sharia as an illegal organisation after supporters of the Salafist group clashed with police. Read more »

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has dismissed suggestions that disagreement between the media and her office had already escalated into a state of confusion, saying "we will make ... Read more »

The Inter-governmental Authority on Development has visited officials in Mogadishu and Kismayu over Jubbaland's controversial elections that left two men claiming the presidency. Read more »

Leaders attending the Second Ordinary Session of the Pan-African Parliament have stressed the need for industrial revolution to end the rising rate of youth unemployment in the ... Read more »

The government has defended its human rights record claiming that legal protection against torture improved with the adoption of the new constitution in 2010. Read more »

The Constitutional Court has ruled against a princess who sought to succeed her father as a chief despite recent advances in eliminating gender discrimination. Read more »