The US president is pressing for a peace deal between Morocco and Algeria, seeking to end a 50-year feud over Western Sahara — and advance his Nobel ambitions

When Lee White went to Gabon to research the impact of logging, he didn’t expect to be appointed to its cabinet by the president, create an armed unit and risk arrest after a coup

The African country’s global clout comes from a growing cultural scene in Lagos, where the art, film and music being produced has influenced some big names

London-listed soft drinks bottler will acquire 75% for $2.6 billion in cash and shares, allowing it to reach half of the continent’s population

Enraged by Andry Rajoelina’s perceived closeness to Paris, the island nation’s youth helped force him to flee in a French military jet

Andry Rajoelina is believed to have left in a French military aircraft after warning of ‘attempt to seize power illegally and by force’

A leaderless youth movement has taken to the streets demanding employment and better public services — and hopes to enlist the authoritarian king

Agnes Wanjiru’s niece is heading to the UK to demand justice for her killing — and for all women wronged by the British Army

Paul Biya, 92, has presided over decades of corruption, repression and economic decline in Cameroon. Even his child says he has ‘made too many people suffer’

Ministers accuse African Parks of financial irregularity in a rare public rebuke