In March 1986 the president of Burkina Faso, who hid his books in trunks to avoid revealing himself, granted a very personal ...

One year after accepting the job, the first woman and the first African to head the Open Society Foundations finds time ...

Ethnic groups threaten Nigeria’s oil facilities amid the Rivers State feud between Governor Sim Fubara and his predecessor ...

With an economy under IMF supervision, public frustration with political elites and a deeply polarised landscape, Ghana ...

KCB has shut 15 branches in the DRC as clashes between M23 rebels and government forces escalate, raising concerns over ...

The catastrophic failure of a tailings dam at Sino Metals’ Chambishi mine in Zambia ’s Copperbelt, releasing over 50 million litres of acidic effluent into the Mwambashi River, has reignited concerns ...