The idea of a National Dialogue was first mooted in December 2016 when South Sudan was arguably at its lowest point. Three years into the war, fighting engulfed the entire country ... Read more »

In addition to being the poorest province in one of the poorest countries in the world, Mozambique's Cabo Delgado has been ravaged by conflict since 2017. Hundreds of thousands of ... Read more »

International prosecutor Serge Brammertz has accused South Africa of protecting Fulgence Kayishema, a Rwandan genocide suspect who has been on the run for decades, writes Ephrem ... Read more »

Tanzania has announced that it will start releasing Covid-19 data amid pressure from the UN and Bretton Woods institutions to do so as a precondition for lending. The assurance ... Read more »

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, has strongly criticised the UN Security Council for lack of action on the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray ... Read more »

Nigeria's people have over the years had to contend with so many challenges - insecurity, conflict, kidnappings, the continuous attacks by the extremist group Boko Haram, issues of ... Read more »

As the risk of a surge in Covid-19 cases increases, African countries must urgently boost critical care capacity to prevent health facilities from being overwhelmed. This comes as ... Read more »

Mahamadou Issoufou, the former President of Niger, has been honoured as the recipient of the 2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership in a special virtual ceremony ... Read more »

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to investigate recent deadly attacks by militants in the east and bring ... Read more »

South Sudan's unity government says the United Nations Security Council's decision to renew the arms embargo and targeted sanctions will jeopardise the progress of the 2018 ... Read more »