Politics

Senegal Denies Endorsing Macky Sall's UN Secretary-General Bid Amid AU Rift By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Senegalese government says despite AU support, it has not endorsed Macky Sall as a candidate for office of the United Nations...

South Africa's Ramaphosa Disinvited from G7 Summit Following US Pressure By Emmanuel Nduka Cyril Ramaphosa has been disinvited from the upcoming G7 summit in Evian, France, following pressure from the United States, according to the South...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A prominent Zimbabwean opposition figure and former minister who is contesting a constitutional change that would extend the mandate of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been arrested, his party said. Mnangagwa, whose party, the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Madagascar’s President Michael Randrianirina has announced that anyone seeking to serve as a minister in the country’s new government will be required to undergo a lie detector (polygraph) test as part of efforts...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Polling stations in the Republic of Congo have closed following a presidential election Sunday in which the incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso is expected to extend his decades-long rule. This comes as observers...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Friday arrived in Bangui, capital of Central African Republic (CAR) on Friday for the first high-level French visit in eight years, declaring the "full restoration" of ties...