From Ghana to Namibia, recent appointments of women to top political positions is encouraging. But with more women in ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

With Ghanaian Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang and Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah assuming high governmental positions in their respective countries, it seems the tide is finally ...

Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more than decade-long jihadist insurgency, according to local officials and securi ...

N'DJAMENA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The end of French military presence in Chad, as was announced by Chadian President Mahamat Deby last week, marks the end of over 120 years of French military involvement ...

Many Africans knew that Trump's "America First" outlook meant their continent was likely to be last among his priorities.

A hmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated ...

Apart from the looming threat of sexual exploitation, the lack of healthcare facilities and basic amenities, such as sanitary ...

Many Africans were caught off guard by the abrupt halt to U.S. foreign aid, stopping money flowing for wide-ranging projects ...

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby said Chad's military is ready to protect the country from any destabilization attempt ...

The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...