Dr Ali-Said Matano, former Executive Secretary of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission and now Senior Advisor on Blue Economy ...

THE killing of 54 soldiers by non-state armed groups in Benin, in April, underlines escalating volatility in West Africa. Benin is coincidentally enduring political tensions. The new Electoral Code is ...

The upshot is a paradox. Under Mr Trump America will do a lot less in Africa than it has done for decades. But African ...

Marking 25 years of EU-AU partnership, the Summit comes at a pivotal time as Angola holds the rotating African Union presidency. Leaders will focus on strengthening cooperation in key areas such as ...

What is the situation in Africa? Where is it safe, and in which countries is the situation deteriorating? The answer to this is provided by the Global Peace Index (GPI), published annually by the ...

AS we leave the June month of war, the issue of American air and military bases were highlighted by the Iranian mock-attack of the Al Udeid Air base in Qatar, the biggest and the command centre for ...

The Middle East has been simmering for quite some time. But what exactly is the situation in the individual countries of the region, from the Middle East to Central and South Asia? Are there countries ...

Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

IN a major diplomatic milestone, Somalia has officially reopened its embassy in Tanzania, marking a renewed commitment to ...