Africa

The US justice department says former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh used the proceeds of bribery and embezzled public funds to...

Former Rwanda Prime Minister Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi has appeared in court in the capital, Kigali, on charges of issuing cheques that...

Gabon's President Ali Bongo has appointed Christiane Ossouka Raponda as prime minister, the first woman to become the head of...

The African Energy Chamber (EnergyChamber.org) has appointed its highest-level advisory committee to serve on local content matters and support capacity...

Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa's first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, had...

Fakhfakh resigned after dispute with Ennahdha party that had withdrawn its support for government earlier in the day. Last month,...

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline, has resumed its service to Duala and Yaoundé in Cameroon. The service, which started on...

The joint United Nations and African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has condemned the violence in Sudan's North Darfur province,...

Ennahdha, the biggest party in Tunisia's parliament, has decided to withdraw its support from the government of Prime Minister Elyes...

The Ghana Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), producers of the world famous Golden Tree Chocolate, has announced an agreement with Captive...