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Muhammadu Buhari Takes Over Nigeria in Crisis
Muhammadu Buhari takes over a nation in crisis Friday with an Islamic uprising that has made 1.5 million people homeless and coffers...


Nigeria set for historic democratic handover to Buhari
President-elect Muhammadu Buhari prepares to attend swearing-in ceremony in Abuja, amid tight security in the capital. Former military...


Nigeria's Jonathan starts handover to Buhari
ABUJA - Nigeria's outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday showed Muhammadu Buhari around his new quarters, as the former...
Madagascar lawmakers vote to remove president
Madagascar’s parliament has voted to remove President Hery Rajaonarimanpianina from office. It’s thought 121 of 125 lawmakers backed the...


South Africa's rand flat, seen tracking global markets
South Africa's rand was flat against the dollar on Thursday, with traders and analysts expecting it to turn to global markets for...


Kenyan hospital ordered to pay for failed birth control
A court in Kenya has ordered a hospital to pay $48,000 (£31,000) to a woman who became pregnant despite having a contraceptive implant...


Africa Day: Is the African Union worth celebrating?
On Tuesday, the annual jamboree rolled around again: May 25 is Africa Day, and we’re all supposed to indulge in an orgy of pan-Africanism...


Illicit finances: Mbeki's plan to 'Track it. Stop it. Get it'
Speaking at the Pan-African Parliament on Thursday, former President Thabo Mbeki said Africa was losing at least $50 billion each year in...


Tight race for AfDB president draws to a vote
The contest for the presidency of the African Development Bank could rival the drama of the 1995 election that saw a stalemate. The...


African governments must confront youth unemployment - Veep
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has urged African governments to confront head-on the problem of youth unemployment, which he said...
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