South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...

Violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have escalated as the M23 rebel group takes control of Goma, resulting in ...

From Cold War strategies to counterterrorism and development U.S. policy in East Africa must do better to balance security and sustainability. East Africa, comprising nations such as Ethiopia, Kenya, ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels marched into the centre of Goma, the largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

As one could expect, the African continent is an obvious contender for attracting major powers as part of this realignment.

That he was denied amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and spent 29 years in jail for assassinating SACP leader Chris Hani was a ‘travesty of justice’, claims killer Janusz Waluś.

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...