Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore has sparked a social media debate, with some in Africa praising him and ...

Today marks two decades since the Andijan Massacre in Uzbekistan. Along with the survivors, we remember the victims – as well ...

Mahamoud Ali Youssouf took office as the new African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, the AU's chief executive officer and ...

Fresh jihadist violence has killed "several dozen" soldiers and civilians in simultaneous attacks in a town in northern ...

This policy brief draws on Human Rights Watch research and engagement with the AU, notably during Mahamat’s second term from ...

The victims were all ethnic Fulani, a pastoralist community that is widespread across the region, which the government has ...

The massacre by government forces and pro-government militias led to reprisal killings by Islamist fighters, according to the ...

Nairobi — Armed Forces, Militia Kill Over 130 Civilians; Reprisal Killings by Islamist Armed Group ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least 100 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces in March near the western town of ...

Resource-rich Africa will emerge in the coming days as a theatre of intense struggle between imperialism and forces of ...

Adele Koue Sungbeu underwent female genital mutilation as a teenager but now holds her head up high and smiles broadly as she ...