AF

  • May 20
  • 2 min read

US withdrawal from Niger will have limited impact

Nigerien and US authorities have reached an agreement over the modalities of a US troop withdrawal from the country

Niger
  • May 17
  • 7 min read

Somalia seeks to downgrade UN political mission

Somalia has asked the UN Security Council to terminate the mandate of the UN political mission to the country

Somalia
  • May 17
  • 2 min read

Mozambique’s Renamo contends with contested elections

The main opposition party has chosen its flagbearer for the October elections

Mozambique
  • May 17
  • 2 min read

Senegal may seek regional mediating role

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is currently on a trip to Nigeria and Ghana

Senegal
  • May 16
  • 7 min read

Chad's flawed polls may bring little foreign criticism

According to provisional results, President Mahamat Idriss Deby has overwhelmingly won Chad's presidential election

Chad
  • May 16
  • 2 min read

South Africa’s ANC will hope for boost from key bills

With just weeks until elections, the ANC is pressing forward with key pieces of legislation

South Africa
  • May 16
  • 2 min read

Chinese mediation may help resolve Niger-Benin dispute

Beninese authorities have agreed to allow a limited shipment of Nigerien oil amid ongoing tensions with Niger

Benin
  • May 15
  • 7 min read

Mozambique shifts from succession to electoral mode

After a tense contest, the ruling party has chosen a presidential candidate who looks virtually assured of victory

Mozambique