THE health sector stands out as one of the nation’s greatest success stories, reshaped by sustained and strategic government ...

Many of the world’s best-known countries did not always carry the names we use today. Over the last century, political shifts ...

Twelve years ago today, neighbouring South Sudan was plunged into a civil war following the fallout between the Sudan ...

As Ghana reflects on the relevance and future strength of its 1992 Constitution, one provision that continues to raise ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine was expected to give its latest peace proposals to U.S. negotiators Wednesday, President ...

Opinion - Nigeria's decisive intervention in helping to stop the coup in Benin Republic was a good commitment to saving democracy for the country, and, maybe more important, for us. I have always ...

It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin last week to claim ...

Explore why democracy is under threat in Africa. Poor governance, corruption, and leaders clinging to power are fueling a rise in military coups.

The recent abortive coup in Benin Republic and the grounding of a C-30 military plane in Bobo Dilasso, Burkina Faso, has added to the apprehension in Nigeria's border communities and those of other ...

Nigeria's decisive intervention in helping stop the coup in Benin Republic was a good commitment to saving democracy for them, and maybe more important, for us. I have always taken sides with the ...

The Rwandan forces and M23 armed group that captured the city of Uvira in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of ...

A climate of fear has gripped Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo, after it fell to the Rwanda-backed M23 group.