Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in northern Ethiopia and regional experts have ...

As conflict continues to mount in the Eastern region of Africa between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels, ...

Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in a restive Ethiopian region at the centre of the ...

European Union leaders announced 4.7 billion euros ($5.1 billion) in investments in South Africa on Thursday to support green ...

The M23 has continued to gain ground in eastern DR Congo and last month seized the region's second-biggest city, Bukavu.

Many South Sudanese worry that Juba could soon be consumed by violence again. In 2020 the two main adversaries in the civil ...

Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva ...

Nakuru and Kisumu, Kenya – Ogoyi Ogunde belonged to a proud family. His father had carved a home for their clan out of the earth in an area thick with bush, and accumulated a wealth of cows and ...

Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the DRC. Disease, child slavery and Christian persecution stalk the population.

In 1996, the end of the Cold War had radically altered the dynamics propping up a generation of African despots. Mobutu’s long-standing Western supporters were tired of his corruption and brutality.

South Africa has adopted a neutral position in the war and has attempted to act as a mediator between the sides, although ...

The US is evacuating non-emergency personnel from oil-rich South Sudan amid concerns that Africa’s youngest nation is again ...