The opposition has accused President Faure Gnassingbe of hijacking power in a bid to "rule indefinitely" following parliament's approval of a constitutional reform, which would ... Read more »
The move comes as a response to rising tensions over a controversial port deal - involving Ethiopia leasing 20km of coastline in Somaliland, a territory that Somalia claims as its ... Read more »
Ahead of general elections in May, political parties have been engaging voters across the country on the various issues at stake, inlcudng the state of public transportation. ... Read more »
South Africa's National Assembly speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has resigned over an investigation into alleged corruption during her tenure as defence minister.  Read more »
In a country whose presidents have held close ties with France, the former colonizer, Bassirou Diomaye Faye plans for a new national currency, breaking away from the ... Read more »
Judith Suminwa Tuluka, an economist, has been appointed as the first female Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is taking over from Jean-Michel Sama Read more »
The ruling coalition's candidate, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, has conceded defeat and congratulated his opposition rival Bassirou Diomaye Faye for winning the presidential ... Read more »
Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland announced its withdrawal from the federal system, opting to govern independently until constitutional amendments proposed by the ... Read more »
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on opposition political parties in the country to learn from the presidential poll in Senegal and come together to form a coalition ... Read more »
The Supreme Court has ordered the special taskforce set up by President Joseph Boakai to retrieve government's assets to desist from further action until a conference to discuss a ... Read more »
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