The president has been holding talks with politicians from the opposite side of the political divide, in a bid to consolidate ...

Most of the population growth expected over the rest of the 21st century is expected to take place in Africa. These new ...

Security experts say the Islamic State (IS) jihadist militant group is capitalising on issues such as severe governance ...

The emperor has no clothes — and no empathy. It’s likely, though, he still does have a standing reservation at the French ...

Africa's mining sector is witnessing a surge ... Beverly Ochieng is a senior analyst with Control Risks, a firm specializing in political, security, and integrity risks. She says inward-looking ...

Political risk is the risk an investment's returns could suffer as a result of political changes or instability in a country. Instability affecting investment returns could stem from a change in ...

implying that a seismic political change might be looming. The times have certainly shifted, and it is clear that the former freedom fighters in Southern Africa are falling short of the noble ...

CONGO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi outlined plans to enhance China-Africa cooperation during a press briefing after ...

Islamic State militants have rampaged across the northern Cabo Delgado Province for more than seven years. The government ...

A historian of the United States' empire discusses nuclear Greenland, selling Puerto Rico, and the renaissance of William ...

It has and continues to summon people, often organised in unions and popular movements that build collective power, into political contestation ... a moment when South Africa and Brazil seemed ...

Affiliated to the United Grand Lodge of England, most African masonic lodges are said to be "regular", meaning in theory they do not accept any political debate within their organisation. Yet there ...