Ibrahim Traoré counts admirers from Nairobi to Jamaica and London. Russia is also courting him.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirms that several African presidents with lengthy tenures first came to power through freedom movements. Over time, many used harsh tactics to secure their authority ...

Late on Thursday, President Hakainde Hichilema cut short a period of national mourning after Lungu's family refused to allow ...

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In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid ...

Senator Jim Risch discusses U.S. security challenges in Africa, including terrorism in Somalia, the war in Sudan, and the ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been chosen to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS ...

In early April, the Trump administration finally tapped a senior adviser for Africa: Massad Boulos, the father-in-law of ...

John Mahama has described the recent wave of military coups in West Africa as not just a threat to democracy but an “economic emergency”.

China’s increased training of African military, ... IMET has seen thousands of Africans go through the programme but the move by President Donald Trump to cut foreign aid has hurt such programmes.

The Grand Military Parade marking the Army’s 250th year coincides with Trump’s birthday on June 14. Here's where the ...

President Donald Trump is nominating Vice Adm. Brad Cooper to take over as the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, the Pentagon said.