IWOC Award honours women who have demonstrated extraordinary courage, strength and leadership—often at great personal risk ...

Nairobi amended a reference in a social media post released in the wake of a meeting between the two country’s top finance officials.

Kenyan lenders KCB and Equity, which have representative offices in Ethiopia, have been waiting to set up in Addis Ababa.

Observers say Mr Boulos has been assigned to the new position because of the many years he spent in Nigeria, so he 'knows the region.' ...

M23 has long demanded direct negotiations with Kinshasa, but Tshisekedi had refused, arguing that M23 was merely a front for Rwanda.

Juba was incensed by Mr Odinga’s claim that he was blocked from meeting with First Vice-President Riek Machar and his wife.

Funding cuts may mean China will pump more money in social programmes, but only where their influence is strong.

The juntas in West Africa have discovered the sweetness of power and seem reluctant to hand it back to civilians.

Some 207 containers of tea for export to Sudan are stuck along the supply chain, potentially leading to losses of more than ...

Two Kenyan police officers were seriously injured, raising concerns about the adequacy of their protective equipment.

Heavily armed police officers quickly dispersed small groups of people who had gathered for the protest in central Harare.