Army insists it has routed rebels as early results show President Idriss Deby is on course to extend his three decades in power
Unions say bad politics, intolerance, corruption and the coronavirus pandemic are conspiring to deny citizens their rights
Half the population lives on less than $2 a day, and the pandemic has robbed 70% of Nigerians of some form of income
A referendum to review the constitution is also scheduled for October 31
Fewer than 14-million doses have been administered on the continent of 1.3-billion
The international community can help the region by improving access to vaccines, according to the head of the IMF’s Africa department
A top health official alleges scores of women have been subjected to ‘sexual slavery ’ in Tigray
World Food Programme says surge of displaced people from northern Mozambique has worsened food shortages
Compaore, who ruled Burkina Faso for 27 years, charged in absentia in assassination of Thomas Sankara
Tshisekedi has replaced most of Joseph Kabila's allies since announcing the end of their alliance in December
But Senate says the move, which was opposed by the AU, UN and regional bloc, violates the constitution
Mudiwa Gavaza speaks to Jacques Nel, head of macroeconomic research for Africa at NKC African Economics
The organisation has already held a series of meetings on the conflict and has just condemned the violence thus far
Police crack down on opposition ahead of election expected to return one of Africa's longest-serving leaders to power
Voter turnout low and observers report ballot box stuffing and intimidation ‘almost everywhere’
There has been a storm of online petitions about the $2.34bn loan, with citizens saying it will be embezzled by state officials
The city, known as the ‘The Rise of Aten,’ dates to the reign of Amenhotep III which began in about 1,390 BC
Governor says looting and destruction ongoing in the state capital Geneina, but fighting has now stopped
The Solar Power Naija project is the country’s largest investment in the renewable energy source
International Criminal Court upholds acquittal of former president, but President Alassane Ouattara mum on pardon for 20-year sentence back home
