visits

The head of Sudan's army, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has announced Monday that he fled the capital during a large military operation as the bloody conflict in the Northeast African country enters its fifth month. General Al-Burhan…

Niger's military-appointed prime minister made an unannounced visit to neighbouring Chad as West African states set talks for mulling possible military intervention to reverse his country's coup and the United States and Russia urged a…

One of the officers behind the coup in Niger, General Salifou Mody has visited Mali and met with officials from the country. Mody and his delegation attended a meeting with Colonel Assimi Goita, who seized control of the landlocked West…

South Africa's Minister of Foreign Affairs received her Japanese counterpart. The meeting focused on cooperation between Pretoria and Tokyo. Japan is one of the major investors in South Africa," acknowledged Naledi Pandor. "Our…

South African leader has welcomed his Portuguese counterpart. Cyril Ramaphosa detailed during a press conference, the meeting he held the previous day with heads of states from Zambia, Senegal, the Republic of Congo, Uganda and Egypt.…

Burundi reaffirmed its "neutrality" on the conflict in Ukraine, saying that "no one can win this war", during a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. In February, Burundi, an African country in the Great Lakes region,…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres began a brief visit to Somalia in Mogadishu. Mr Guterres was greeted on arrival at the Somali capital's airport by Foreign Minister Abshir Omar Huruse, according to images posted on Twitter by the…

US Vice President, Kamala Harris, starts a week-long trip to Africa in what is being seen as the latest attempt at counterbalancing China's influence. Vice President Harris is expected to visit Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia as she focuses…

Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan is seeking more security cooperation and trade with South Africa. Hassan, Tanzania's first female leader, met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the capital Pretoria on Thursday where her…

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits  salmon-coloured house on an island off Senegal, the building most recognised symbols of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade. Yellen, visit is part of a 10-day trip aimed at rebuilding economic…