POLITICS & VIOLENCE

An Oasis of Stability in a Sea of Turbulence: Has Senegal anything but Stability to look Forward to?

Senegal, a country of 13.5 million people, is one of Africa’s most robust democracies.

Sub-Saharan Africa in global lead with cases of child marriages

Sierra Leone, Central African Republic and Chad has some of the highest rates of child marriage globally, a new research from child...

Kenya court rules IEBC must allow another candidate in poll re-run

A Kenyan High Court has ruled that the election board should include another candidate in presidential poll re-run ordered by the Supreme...

South Africa Zuma: Violence at State of Nation address

Punches have been thrown in South Africa's parliament as opposition MPs tried to disrupt the State of the Nation address by President...

Kenyan closure of Dadaab refugee camp blocked by high court

The High Court in Kenya has blocked the government's bid to close the largest refugee camp in the world. A directive to shut the Dadaab...

Russian Ship Crew Taken Hostage off Nigerian Coast

A crew of seven Russians and a Ukrainian has been taken hostage off the coast of Nigeria after their ship was attacked, diplomats in...

Boko Haram-fuelled famine threatens 120,000 Nigerians as Lake Chad crisis deepens, UN warns

At least 120,000 people are facing starvation in northeastern Nigeria due to a "catastrophic" man-made famine caused by the insurgency of...

Ivory Coast govt announces deal to end standoff with rebel troops

Ivory Coast announced a deal Friday night to end a standoff with soldiers who staged a mutiny last week, though the terms were not...

Riots erupt in Tunisia on anniversary of revolution

Hundreds of protesters demanding jobs clashed with police in several Tunisian towns on Saturday, blocking the route of visiting President...

Alleged mastermind of Ivorian resort attack arrested, says RFI

The alleged mastermind of a deadly March 2016 attack on an Ivory Coast resort has been arrested in neighbouring Mali in a joint operation...

Burundi risks suspension from Great Lakes Peace and Security Committee

Burundi has been warned by The Great Lakes Committee on Peace and Security that it risks suspension from the organisation over its...

Kenya to monitor social media during elections

Kenya will not shut down the Internet during the election period unless the situation gets out of hand, government officials said...