Can Eni find the oil that has eluded The Gambia for decades?

The Italian energy giant’s move into offshore Block A1 has renewed expectations that Africa’s smallest mainland nation could one day join neighbouring Senegal as an oil producer.

Ethiopia: What we know about warnings of a TPLF offensive ‘in the coming days’

Reports of forced conscription, a controversial mobilisation law and allegations of military build-up have heightened fears that northern Ethiopia could be edging towards renewed conflict, drawing...

Eritrea seeks help from Egypt to counter Abiy’s Red Sea ambitions

Ethiopia’s growing ambitions are drawing two of its most vigilant neighbours closer together, as Cairo and Asmara deepen cooperation from the Nile dispute to Red Sea security.

Eritrea seeks help from Egypt to counter Abiy’s Red Sea ambitions

Ethiopia’s growing ambitions are drawing two of its most vigilant neighbours closer together, as Cairo and Asmara deepen cooperation from the Nile dispute to Red Sea security.

CAR conflict profiteers: Wagner, Gulf traders and Rwandan-linked businesses

A major investigation has revealed how foreign-linked military, business and trading networks have become deeply embedded in the Central African Republic’s gold, fuel and mining sectors, transforming...

Eritrea seeks help from Egypt to counter Abiy’s Red Sea ambitions

Eritrea seeks help from Egypt to counter Abiy’s Red Sea ambitions

Ethiopia’s growing ambitions are drawing two of its most vigilant neighbours closer together, as Cairo and Asmara deepen cooperation from the Nile dispute to Red Sea security.

One in exile, one in the streets: Why dissidents Martial Pa’nucci and Davis Tafari refuse to be...

From Brazzaville to Nairobi: a Congolese rapper forced from his homeland and a Kenyan activist repeatedly arrested at home are fighting the same battle against power. Their stories reveal why a new...

US-Africa Week Ahead: Rubio touts Trump budget cuts on Capitol Hill

The US Secretary of State defends the ‘streamlining’ of US diplomatic soft power in a Military First era, while the president seeks an unprecedented $1.5trn budget for the military.

From deportation deals to Ebola: How Washington is purchasing African assent

The controversy over the Trump administration’s proposed Ebola hub in Kenya for American citizens has reignited questions about the price of African cooperation and how far Washington is willing to...

Senegal: Faye holds the presidency, Sonko may control everything else

Tensions are rising as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and fired prime minister Ousmane Sonko compete for control of the PASTEF movement and the political future of Senegal.

‘Life continues normally’: Uganda defies Ebola alarm as tourists pull back

Kampala is urging tourists to keep coming despite a US ‘Do Not Travel’ warning, while the WHO estimates that Ebola cases across the DRC and Uganda may already exceed 600.

Dangote supports a Mombasa refinery, so why is Ruto pushing for Tanzania’s Tanga?

Africa’s richest man says Mombasa is the better home for East Africa’s mega refinery. But William Ruto is backing Tanzania’s port city of Tanga, a move that caught Samia Suluhu Hassan off guard and...

Tinubu pushes ‘Africa First’ as the continent fights to keep more of its own wealth