Africa, the second-largest and second-most-populous continent globally, comprises 54 countries, each with its unique culture, ...

On January 29, 2025, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali formally pulled out of the West African bloc ECOWAS, a move they announced last year. In the military coups that swept through these three ...

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

Dialogue “is not a sign of weakness,” said Ruto, the current chair of the East African Community ... 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) west of Goma. The Congo River Alliance, a coalition ...