Burundi military bases hit with coordinated attacks
Heavily-armed gunmen launched coordinated assaults on three army barracks in the Burundian capital on Friday leaving at least a dozen...
South Sudan president warns of inevitable split of ruling SPLM party
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has warned of further inevitable split of his faction of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation...
Burundi troops battle gunmen in southwest
Troops in Burundi battled a nearly 100-strong force of fighters, a local governor said Thursday, amid fears that violence is spreading in...
Rwanda says Burundi leaders 'killing own people'
Rwanda's president has accused Burundi's leaders of killing their own people as human rights activists accuse security forces of killing...
Burundi violence: US to place sanctions on officials
The United States is to put sanctions on four current and former officials in Burundi in connection with the continuing violence there....
Burundi says Belgium behind plot to overthrow president
Burundi's government has accused its former colonial ruler Belgium of instigating an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza...
What to watch for in the most competitive election in Tanzanian history
It has been a barn-burner of an election campaign in Tanzania. We’ve seen high profile cross-party defections, dueling op-eds in the...
13 killed in violence linked to Guinea election: Amnesty
At least 13 people were killed in a week of violence in Guinea before and after its contested presidential election, with the security...
The French are back in booming Côte d’Ivoire—but so is everyone else
Côte d’Ivoire, the biggest economy in French-speaking West Africa, hasrevved back to life under president Alassane Ouattara—the...
Zuma in bid to sway Kabila
President Jacob Zuma, accompanied by nine ministers, held bilateral talks with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph...
