As tensions grow around issues like critical minerals and debt, Chinese discourse about development is increasingly becoming ...

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria seeks to return Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali into the ECOWAS fold before his tenure as the union’s chairman ends in July. But his romance with France, in search of ...

The fate of the armed group founded by former leaders of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is at the centre of fraught negotiations between Kinshasa and Kigali. While the DRC has committed to ...

Mozambique’s neighbours have called for dialogue to resolve the post-election protests and violence ahead of the presidential inauguration next week. Former Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete is set ...

Given Stephen Mutamba’s history of undermining democracy in Zimbabwe, there is no doubt the country’s new police boss will crack down on critics who oppose the ruling party’s plans to extend President ...

Building on its long-standing presence in sub-Saharan Africa, First Bank of Nigeria is gearing up for its next growth phase as financial systems across the continent open up to new opportunities. More ...

The campaign for African Development Bank leadership is already in full swing. But the cards could well be reshuffled, as candidates have until the end of January to submit their bids to succeed ...

In Cameroon, the taboo of ‘Life After Biya’ has been broken. We look at the most powerful political forces in the country. In an unprecedented way, excitement, hope and fear about the post-Biya era ...

Beijing has built strong bonds with political leaders across Africa with its policy of non-interference in other nations’ domestic affairs. For the Red Cross, it’s high time that China starts ...

As Trump prepares to enter the White House, China sends a top official on a tour of Namibia, Congo Brazzaville, Chad and Nigeria. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a brief stopover in the Sri ...

Four young men allegedly abducted by Kenya’s security agents were released Monday following public outcry, amid contrasting views between the president and his inner circle about the spate of ...

The passing of former US President Jimmy Carter three weeks before the inauguration of Donald J. Trump marks another pendulum moment for his country and some resonance for Washington’s policy in ...