France has long trumpeted its close ties to Africa. French troops have not hesitated to jump in to support a favored despot. It appears that the favors went both ways. Robert Bourgi, a longtime ...

Elections are fundamental to democracy, but their financial implications are escalating. Between now and 2027, many African ...

The foundation of governance – peace, security, and stability – seemed shaken in several parts of Africa, exposing a sizable portion of its 1.4 billion population to death, danger, and untold hardship ...

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese diplomats threatened to cancel a summit and called top officials in two African countries to pressure lawmakers to quit an international parliamentary group critical of China, ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -For investors, the spectacle of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's fraught Oval Office encounter with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump was little more than a sideshow. The ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three African politicians seeking to head the African Union detailed their plans on Friday for regional security amid conflicts and political coups while strongly advocating for ...

In 2017 Claudio Silva, who a few years earlier returned to Angola after growing up in America, was optimistic that the country of his birth was turning a corner. That year João Lourenço became ...

The spate of military coups in Africa is starting to raise concerns about the future of democracy in the region. We spoke to five political analysts in four African countries for insight into the ...

In The Age of Change: How Urban Youth Are Transforming African Politics, Michelle Gavin, the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), explores ...

The leaders of lobby groups AfriForum and Solidarity have come under intense scrutiny following their recent meeting with members of the Donald Trump administration in the US. On Tuesday, they urged ...