Human rights activist and Abuja-based lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has blamed the rising appeal of military coups across Africa on what he described as the shameless and reckless conduct of many politicians ...

Africa’s cities are no longer passive recipients of political decisions; they are the crucibles of civic anger, spatial ...

Last week in South Africa, the world got a glimpse of how African politicians often operate behind closed doors, and why so much is going wrong on the continent. When South Africa’s deputy president ...

France has long trumpeted its close ties to Africa. French troops have not hesitated to jump in to support a favored despot. It appears that the favors went both ways. Robert Bourgi, a longtime ...

Political party leaders from across Africa have signed the Accra Declaration on the African Political Parties Initiative, pledging to work together to promote good governance, regional integration, ...

The Bishops of West Africa, under the auspices of RECOWA-CERAO have assured Nigerian and other African governments and politicians that they have no intention of usurping the powers of governments or ...

Just when South Africans thought politics could no longer surprise us, along comes a plot twist worthy of a telenovela. Out of nowhere, three political startups, Rise Mzansi, GOOD, and Build One South ...

African countries, highly vulnerable to U.S. tariff hikes and foreign-aid cuts, are hoping to placate President Donald Trump with a range of trade concessions, deportation deals and diplomatic ...

South Africa's parliament descended into chaos on Thursday, with opposition legislators denouncing President Jacob Zuma as a "scoundrel" and "rotten to the core" because of corruption allegations and ...