Tunisians voted Sunday in a presidential election largely expected to see incumbent Kais Saied secure another five years in ...

Ethiopian army forces have deployed in large numbers in the past fortnight to Amhara state, scene of a year-long insurgency.

Kaïs Saïed has done what he said he would do. For five years, Tunisia has lived without the IMF’s help. Quite a feat, given that the North African country swallowed up $4.65bn in IMF loans between ...

In the 2022 election, 3.5 million of President William Ruto’s 7.1 million votes came from Mt Kenya, a regional landslide largely attributed to his decision to pick Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate ...

General Oligui Nguema is being rewarded for his September 2023 promise to return the country to civilian rule after a transition period. Nearly 12 months after declaring the toppling of the government ...

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe is a lone but powerful proponent of coal even as the rest of South Africa’s government looks to increasing renewable energy sources. South ...

While loans granted to Africa by the IMF have almost tripled this year in comparison with 2023, in the 2024 financial year Mexico received twice as much as sub-Saharan Africa. Stereotypes die hard, ...

Tunisia, where President Kais Saied is seeking a second term at Sunday’s election, is a country in democratic transition wracked by social, economic and political problems. Here is some background on ...