Kenyan election delayed to October 26

The Paris-based company providing electronic ballot systems says it’s unable to provide a new system by October 17

Rwanda has long accused France of complicity in its 1994 genocide, but with a new president in Paris, there are hopes the relationship can improve

The Monusco mission is not alone in trying to juggle budget cuts with addressing a growing political and humanitarian crisis

The upcoming auction represents a rare opportunity for international wireless carriers to expand in sub-Saharan Africa without making an acquisition

Death threats and divisions among electoral commission members hamper preparations for an election scheduled for October 17

While his drive to curb corruption is widely praised, critics say his tactics are becoming increasingly bullying and may be a threat to the economy

‘Any producer would celebrate or even have them in museums as national treasures,’ says the country’s chief minerals officer

Opposition leader Raila Odinga launches an election boycott campaign after court orders rerun of presidential election

Tsvangirai announced last year that he had been diagnosed with cancer of the colon and that he had begun chemotherapy

A dusk-to-dawn curfew is in place to stop further clashes after Indigenous People of Biafra leaders accuse Nigerian troops of killing five of its members

Observers report technical problems such as missing data and mathematical errors, but no sign of vote-rigging

Just months after Nigeria’s president declared victory over the Islamist terror group, the UN says Boko Haram has carried out 83 attacks already this year

With Angola’s economic growth slowing to zero, it may have to devaluate the kwanza — but that would push up inflation which has already hit 40% ...

Khoantle Motsomotso is the second Lesotho army chief to be assassinated by fellow soldiers in two years

But the country’s electoral commission says it’s using the same officials as last time

The 1,445km conduit that will link Uganda’s western oil fields with Tanga in Tanzania could overlook ‘community participation, livelihoods and land ...