Various observer missions monitoring the Nigerian elections have given their preliminary assessments of the process so far.
Tensions have been high as Nigerians anxiously wait...
Millions of Nigerians are anxiously waiting for the final results of Saturday's general elections as the electoral commission continues to collate and declare them.
The...
Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso are seeking re-entry into the African Union.
The foreign affairs ministers of these countries are in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa,...
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of disaster to deal with the country's energy crisis.
His announcement gives the government additional powers...
Mali has expelled the head of the UN peace-keeping mission's human rights division from the country.
The country's military government has given him 48 hours...