African politics

The President of Senegal has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), assuming leadership of the regional bloc at a time when …

Judges in Senegal have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that sought to reduce the powers of the country’s president, delivering a significant legal setback to efforts aimed at restructuring the …

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law legislation delaying the country’s next general elections and extending the terms of elected officials, including his own presidency, a move that has …

A group of human rights lawyers has filed a lawsuit against the government of Ghana, challenging an alleged agreement with the United States that would allow Ghana to receive deportees …

Burkina Faso has officially severed diplomatic relations with France, ending a longstanding partnership that once made Paris one of the West African nation’s closest international allies. The decision marks a …

Zimbabwe’s Senate has approved a controversial bill that would delay the country’s next presidential election while introducing significant changes to the nation’s electoral framework, a move that has sparked intense …