The civil-military-business cabal – known as le pouvoir – behind the regime in Algeria since 1962 has cracked down on ...

Exactly a week after congratulating opposition candidate Adama Barrow for his ‘clear victory’, former Gambian leader Yahya ...

Harsh reforms undertaken by Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu as well as the ANC’s historic defeat in South Africa’s 2024 ...

The tireless optimism of Lagosians about their life prospects – sometimes despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary – is ...

With China’s ban on cryptocurrency, bitcoin miners have looked for locations worldwide with cheap power and friendly ...

Environmentalists are angry over the Kenyan government’s plans to use part of a popular forest in Nairobi for an ambitious road expansion and for constructing a leisure park in another forest.

Leveraging their vast resources, the oil-rich Gulf Arab states and Ankara have been making inroads in Africa, boosting investments and spreading political influence. In 2023 alone, companies from Gulf ...

During the Egyptian revolution, known as the Arab Spring, journalists were poised to finally have the freedom to tell the ...

A possible new bond sale is on the agenda for 2025, says Axian Telecom CEO Hassan Jaber. The Madagascar-based company currently operates in nine African markets. Axian Telecom wants to expand into new ...

Four French intelligence officers arrested a year ago in Burkina Faso have been freed after mediation by Morocco. We reveal what lay behind their detention and France’s efforts to secure their release ...