Moroccan novelist Abdellah Taïa’s new book, translated from French to English by Emma Ramadan, ‘Living in Your Light’, goes straight to the source of Taia’s life: his late mother, M’Barka Allali Taïa.

He has the background and the skills to stand for the job, yet Benin’s economy and finance minister will not be putting ...

The US is feeling pressure to intervene after its embassy in Kinshasa was attacked on Tuesday by anti-M23 offensive ...

Former election-chief-turned-rebel-leader Corneille Nangaa has gone from overseeing Congo’s contested 2018 election to leading a powerful insurgency against the DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi.

The eastern DRC city of Goma was seized by M23 rebels and their Rwandan allies on 26 January. Residents have emerged to count ...

Where the Wind Comes From’, a film debuting at the Sundance Film Festival in the US, captures the exuberance of being young ...

Across the West African Economic and Monetary Union, governments are tightening mining regulations to boost revenue for development. But as Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso push reforms, investor ...

Grappling with myriad economic pressures, MTN Nigeria’s CEO Karl Toriola argues that tariff hikes are necessary to sustain ...

Gerard Rheinberger, managing director of the Simandou project, discusses the site’s world-class ore quality, its role in ...

The mission in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is turning into a serious quagmire for South Africa’s government. First, it must reckon with heavy losses: 13 soldiers were killed in the battle for ...

The DRC’s Gécamines is forging new partnerships with the US, Japan and France amid soaring demand for critical minerals, but transparency and financial concerns persist. After years of being shunned ...

Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, after the rebel group’s capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu.