President Mahama’s response to devastating floods is a sprawling new administrative capital. But urban planners warn that ...

The Republic of Congo’s finance minister has begun to put Brazzaville’s debt back on a more sustainable path. Drawing on his ...

With crucial elections looming, desperate and unemployed youth in Nairobi are being hired for pennies to crush political ...

From textile hubs in Madagascar to cocoa processors in Côte d’Ivoire, exporters are preparing for a tougher US trade regime ...

Bissau has become the constant companion on Macky Sall’s bid for the UN’s top job, turning a decades-old mentor-protégé ...

France and Burkina Faso have severed diplomatic relations, marking the latest stage in the rapid collapse of Paris’ influence ...

For 13 years, Danladi Umar sat in judgment over Nigeria’s political elite, freeing Bola Tinubu, prosecuting ex-Senate ...

Having fled Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria, tens of thousands of forcibly displaced people have arrived in northern Benin.

With November’s municipal elections fast approaching, South Africa’s biggest party appears to be playing catch-up, as most political parties have named mayoral candidates and spent months on the ...

A church ordinance banning alcohol and khat, while requiring “symbols of sanctity”, has reignited a decades-old dispute over ...

Churches helped propel William Ruto to the presidency in 2022. Ahead of the next election, roads, markets and affordable ...

Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote’s investments are proving that African industrial giants can protect the continent from ...