Eritrea and Ethiopia have both claimed to be preparing for war, with the landlocked Ethiopia claiming it needs access to the ...

France has handed over the Djidji Ayokwe "talking drum" to Côte d'Ivoire after it was looted by colonial troops in 1916. This marks another step in the country's wider repatriation of stolen artefacts ...

Omar, a 21-year-old student, was carrying his pen, a blank notebook and exam papers when the war led to a five-year prison sentence. His only crime was belonging to a region whose inhabitants are ...

Analysis - South Africa is home to 88% of the world's colonies of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus). The species is classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation ...

The expansion of Sudan's war and the takeover of key production areas by the Rapid Support Forces have brought the gum arabic market in El Obeid to a near standstill, traders say, threatening one of ...

Tigray's elite has become deeply split, with every policy issue - from IDP returns to demobilisation - framed through the lens of factional allegiance.

Thousands of disabled Sudanese people living in displacement camps in Darfur are facing what aid workers describe as a "second chapter" of hardship, as conflict, inaccessible terrain and a lack of ...

Renewed fighting in South Sudan's Jonglei state has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians in recent weeks, damaged health facilities, fuelled the spread of cholera and prompting the UN relief ...

In a country worn down by nearly three years of war, mass displacement and economic collapse, many Sudanese women are forging new roles as entrepreneurs and community leaders.

Uganda has declined to appear before the European Parliament over allegations surrounding its recently concluded general elections, setting up what is likely to be a one-sided hearing in Brussels and ...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday said that his country is no longer satisfied with being a supplier of raw minerals and is seeking to boost local beneficiation and processing to ...

Mr Bamidele said there was no reason for the president to delay assent to the bill, which, according to him, incorporated inputs from key institutions, including the executive arm of government.