What should be expected of Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the new chairperson of the African Union Commission? He first has to rise above the campaigns, ensuring that his two competitors and their ...

Panic and looting sweep through eastern Congo’s second-largest city as residents flee by the thousands to escape the advance ...

Having captured the key provincial capital of Goma last month, M23 fighters pushed south and took a vital airport before ...

A properly constructed national security edifice – consisting of well-trained personnel, adequate resources, and directed by ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional bloc believes it is leading the charge towards a visa-free continent. This vision has taken centre stage at the 38th African Union (AU) ...

Despite possessing vast mineral wealth, including significant deposits of copper, cobalt and gold, the Democratic Republic of ...

On February 15 and 16, 2025, African leaders will elect a new Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC). Among the ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC), comprising 16 member states, has officially urged its members to back ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

M23’s rapid offensive in eastern Congo has rekindled tensions in the already fraught relationship between Rwanda and South Africa.