Africa

Just hours after Rigathi Gachagua was removed from office, Kenya’s President William Ruto has nominated Interior Minister, Kithure Kindiki, as his new deputy president. A close ally of the Ruto, Kindiki was a top contender to be his…

U.N. envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has floated the idea of dividing the territory between Morocco and the Polisario Front as a potential solution to the nearly five-decade-long conflict. This dispute, dating back to…

An explosion impacted a restaurant facing the camp, where Somali soldiers and police officers were stationed. At least seven people were killed and six others were injured at a Café located near a police training facility in the capital…

Chants and slogans expressed frustration and anger against Rwanda, accused of supporting the M23 rebels. Hundreds of demonstrators from Butembo, in eastern DRC, took to the streets to show their support for the Congolese armed forces…

Kenya’s Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, was unable to attend his impeachment hearing on Thursday because he is seriously ill and in the hospital, according to his lawyer. Gachagua was set to appear before the Senate to…

The head of the military junta that seized power in Mali in 2020 promoted himself Wednesday to the rank of army general with special title: Colonel Assimi Goita of the land army, the highest military distinction held only by two former…

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi discussed rising tensions in the region with Egyptian officials Thursday in Cairo during the first such visit by a top Iranian official to the North African nation in around a decade. …

Niger’s military leaders have renamed streets and monuments bearing French names, in the latest move to cut links with the country’s former colonial power. Avenue Charles de Gaulle in the capital, Niamey, is now Avenue Djibo…

Kenya's Senate is set to vote on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office at the end of the second day of his impeachment trial. The deputy president is on Thursday defending himself before the lawmakers…

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said Monday he is renewing an investigation in Congo and focusing on allegations of crimes committed in the conflict-torn North Kivu province in the central African nation's east since early 2022.…