After World War II, France struggled to hold onto its vast African colonies. Nationalist movements, Cold War rivalries, and resistance on the ground began to unravel the empire.

Amid the Cold War, a fierce but often overlooked air war unfolded in the skies over Angola, where Cuban MiGs clashed with ...

African heads of state, researchers and activists made a plea to international donors to help the continent withstand floods, ...

Abandoned in cold storage, the bodies of at least 20 Colombian mercenaries lie unclaimed in a Sudanese mortuary more than ...

Congo's army and Rwandan-backed rebels are reinforcing military positions and blaming each other for flouting peace accords ...

In the 70s and 80s, South Africa hit Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. Israel’s struck 8 nations this year.

But for some readers, the headline on the cover of the magazine’s September print issue—“The War About Nothing”—didn’t sit ...

What if Moscow’s most dangerous moves right now aren’t in Europe, but along the Gulf of Guinea? With its resources sunk deep ...

MICHELLE GAVIN is the Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. She was Senior Africa Director at the National Security Council from 2009 to 2011 and ...

Donald Trump’s second term has seen a flurry of diplomatic activity, from billion-dollar deals abroad to summits with world leaders like Vladimir Putin. With Trump set to visit King Charles III in the ...

With new embassies and trade initiatives, Kyiv is trying to win African allies and undermine Putin’s war economy. But it’s up ...

Congolese military forces and a coalition of abusive militias are threatening the security of civilians in Uvira, South Kivu ...