The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved President Donald Trump ’s controversial nominee to serve as ambassador to South Africa, clearing the way for the full Senate to confirm ...

The dismissal of South Sudan’s Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel has reshuffled loyalties in Juba while unsettling power ...

In closed-door, windowless meetings, African countries are grappling with internal divisions, as historical polluters and ...

Ramaphosa said South Africa was favourably considering the request by the US to attend. “The United States is a member of the ...

A Nigerian court convicted Biafran separatist leader Namdi Kanu for terrorism after a legal drama spanning a decade, with the ...

Ecobank boss Jeremy Awori says Africa’s fledgling sovereign wealth funds – and retooled pension rules – must prioritise ...

This year’s G20 Leaders’ Summit in South Africa has been described by officials as the most difficult to date, but it could still be a win for Africa even if a declaration isn’t agreed on.

As President William Ruto’s broad-based government goes head-to-head with the coalition mobilised by his former deputy ...

With tensions still running high after the presidential election, Issa Tchiroma Bakary has chosen Alice Nkom as his official ...

When Donald Trump named Nigeria a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ over the alleged killing of Christians – and threatened US ...

G20 expert panel chair Trevor Manuel wants collective bargaining power, local currency funding and transparency to stop ...

Russian holdings, might have expected the Italian major – its existing partner – to be an obvious candidate to take over its African stakes. It is not. Here’s why.