Winning 97 seats puts PAM first in coalition talks, but alienated voters and resurgent Islamist opposition muddies the organisation of a World Cup-era government

Federal forces retain superior air power, but the disparate coalition opposing them is stretching them across several fronts

Electoral law changes boost the president as oppositionists and rights groups ask whether the vote can be credible

British officials say their 99-year base lease cannot proceed without US backing – reopening negotiations with Mauritius on the sovereignty deal

Tigrayan and Amhara commanders are fighting a common adversary but they have yet to resolve their competing claims in western Tigray

Federal forces retain superior air power, but the disparate coalition opposing them is stretching them across several fronts

Tigrayan and Amhara commanders are fighting a common adversary but they have yet to resolve their competing claims in western Tigray

Tigrayan and Amhara commanders are fighting a common adversary but they have yet to resolve their competing claims in western Tigray

British officials say their 99-year base lease cannot proceed without US backing – reopening negotiations with Mauritius on the sovereignty deal

Brussels launched Global Gateway as an ethical alternative to China’s lending – now its priorities are economic sustainability with a preference for European business

A dispute over who should be at the table has prompted opposition leaders to reject President Tshisekedi’s proposed Dialogue

Mission 300’s reported progress is good news – but it favours bankable governments rather than those whose electricity deprivation is deepest

A dispute over who should be at the table has prompted opposition leaders to reject President Tshisekedi’s proposed Dialogue

, Facing his last three months as United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has overhauled two of the UN’s top Africa jobs. First to take office was Nigerian diplomat Ahunna Eziakonwa,…

State House’s 20-strong advisory corps has become a parallel centre of power and is quietly assembling its own slate for next August’s polls

The ruling party may have jeopardised the country’s democratic reputation but investors seem unperturbed

State House’s 20-strong advisory corps has become a parallel centre of power and is quietly assembling its own slate for next August’s polls

A dispute over who should be at the table has prompted opposition leaders to reject President Tshisekedi’s proposed Dialogue

The ruling party may have jeopardised the country’s democratic reputation but investors seem unperturbed

The crackdown on foreign small businesses, now folded into a sweeping localisation bill, tests the President’s  promise that Kenya remains open for capital

Mission 300’s reported progress is good news – but it favours bankable governments rather than those whose electricity deprivation is deepest

The ruling party may have jeopardised the country’s democratic reputation but investors seem unperturbed

The ruling party may have jeopardised the country’s democratic reputation but investors seem unperturbed

The crackdown on foreign small businesses, now folded into a sweeping localisation bill, tests the President’s  promise that Kenya remains open for capital

State House’s 20-strong advisory corps has become a parallel centre of power and is quietly assembling its own slate for next August’s polls

Egypt’s battered forex earnings face a fresh squeeze as rebels tighten their grip on the Bab el Mandeb chokepoint – Djibouti braces for a refugee surge

Dubaiba and Haftar's lieutenants have signed a deal for reunification and elections, but the High State Council won't back them

Brussels launched Global Gateway as an ethical alternative to China’s lending – now its priorities are economic sustainability with a preference for European business

Brussels launched Global Gateway as an ethical alternative to China’s lending – now its priorities are economic sustainability with a preference for European business

US ambassador warns of ‘escalatory measures’, testing Pretoria's bet that trade ties and a British G20 presidency will outlast Trump-era hostility

Dubaiba and Haftar's lieutenants have signed a deal for reunification and elections, but the High State Council won't back them

The financing for Global Atomic's Dasa mine signals a thaw with Niamey although security and transport risks cloud the project's outlook

Egypt’s battered forex earnings face a fresh squeeze as rebels tighten their grip on the Bab el Mandeb chokepoint – Djibouti braces for a refugee surge

Governments and companies look to Asia and domestic finance as trade and investment fall behind the continent’s population and market growth

Governments and companies look to Asia and domestic finance as trade and investment fall behind the continent’s population and market growth

The municipal elections may end ANC hegemony without producing a new dominant party, leaving power to be contested among a wide field of rivals

The municipal elections may end ANC hegemony without producing a new dominant party, leaving power to be contested among a wide field of rivals

Behind the President’s constitutional overhaul is a network of wealthy fixers whose fortunes, influence and impunity shape the political machinery

A record share sale is meant to crown Africa’s most audacious industrialist. It may also expose how much his empire depends on political favour

Behind the President’s constitutional overhaul is a network of wealthy fixers whose fortunes, influence and impunity shape the political machinery

Both armies are starving civilians while shipping gold to Dubai and Cairo, as the World Food Programme warns it will run out of money within weeks

Diba's refusal to call the deal a 'restructuring' is spooking creditors just as the divided parliament prepares to vote on the contested plan

, Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko has emerged as a key intermediary between Madagascar and Russia as the country’s military-backed authorities reshape their political and foreign alliances. President of…

, Opposition leaders Rigathi Gachagua and Edwin Sifuna are touring the United States to court diaspora support and funding for their bid to unseat President William Ruto next August.

Major General Ajose inherits Operation Hadin Kai amid reports of a clandestine truce with a Boko Haram faction

New York talks move to line-by-line drafting but leave the central contest over taxing rights and the OECD’s authority unresolved

Civil claimants say US$60 million was diverted from Congolese passport fees in case that tests Belgium’s enforcement of foreign-bribery laws

Madrid’s push for Frontex and greater EU integration of the North African enclaves could deepen the dispute with Morocco

Madrid’s push for Frontex and greater EU integration of the North African enclaves could deepen the dispute with Morocco