With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

It's tempting to conflate France's military exit from Cote d'Ivoire with its withdrawals from other regional countries. But ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

Nigeria experienced a staggering 20,472 fatalities and injuries resulting from 5,291 separate incidents of violence between 2020 and 2024.

Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...

The Syrian Defense Ministry has denied Russian military access to the naval base in Tartus. A column of 30 Russian trucks with missile weapons, which set out from the Khmeimim airbase, was stopped by ...

The 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) meets Wednesday and Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to prepare for the Conference of Heads of State and Government of ...

Trump’s decision to suspend US foreign aid has disrupted essential health, education, and humanitarian programs across Africa - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Kenya's current bid for the African Union Commission chairmanship represents a carefully recalibrated approach to continental ...

Greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, increase global temperatures. Rising ...

Having redeployed some soldiers previously stationed in Syria to Libya, the Russian army and its military-political entity Africa Corps are increasing their presence further south. Using eyewitness ...