Colombian women chose fish farms over coca, Africa made income gains, and solar power is surging in Pakistan.

To their cost, many global investors are getting Africa wrong. This was the stark message delivered by African leaders and business executives at the World Governments Summit in Dubai this week, where ...

The new team takes office at a time the continent is at a critical juncture, dealing with rising political instability and ...

African leaders deliberate on state of peace and security, African Continental Free Trade Area, and institutional reforms to ...

In Addis AbabaA few hours to the ballot, leading contenders for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairman are pulling out all the stops to secure the backing of influential leaders and regional ...

Some of the key issues lined up for discussions include the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

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What is ECOWAS and what does it do? Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation bloc ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...