Six candidates, including former finance minister Rishi Sunak, are now in the running to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader. Voting will continue next week until only two are left
Nigeria’s borders crossings with Benin and Niger remain sealed despite a warning that the shutdown is harming prosperity
Despite Africa bearing the brunt of erratic global weather patterns, many people are still unfamiliar with climate change, a new survey says
Health officials fear an Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC could spread in Goma. Earlier in July, the city registered its first case
A Sudanese investigation said that 87 people were killed when security forces broke up a protest in June. The probe’s death toll sparked fresh anger
The introduction of a social media tax a year ago in Uganda caused an outcry from government critics and rights groups
The presence of the virus has raised concerns of an outbreak in the densely populated area along the Rwandan border
The African free trade agreement is hailed as a huge step forward by some, but criticized as a project with little chance of coming true by others
Migrants in Tripoli are staging a hunger strike demanding better protection by the UN as the death toll rises to staggering heights
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister looks increasingly vulnerable as he faces deep divisions in the ruling coalition and simmering ethnic conflicts