[Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised to cooperate with African nations on the basis of equality, a pledge aimed at easing African concerns about Beijing’s growing influence on the continent. In a keynote speech to Africans in Tanzania’s economic hub of Dar…

[CENTRAL African rebels seized control of the capital Bangui as the president fled, but they promised to respect a January peace deal that provides for elections within three years. Looters and armed gangs roamed the streets of the city and there were…

[Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of alleged atrocities, has surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali, US and Rwandan officials said on Monday. Ntaganda asked to be sent to the ICC,…

[Le ministère français des Affaires étrangères a salué lundi la signature d’un accord-cadre pour la paix dans la région des Grands Lacs, visant à pacifier l’est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), qui fait face depuis plusieurs années à la présence…

[POPE Benedict XVI’s resignation has sparked calls for his successor to come from Africa, home to the world’s fastest-growing population and the front line of key issues facing the Roman Catholic Church. Around 15 per cent of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics…

[Après les violences des derniers jours à la suite de l’assassinat de l’opposant Chokri Belaïd, le calme est revenu. Mais la crise politique semble s’accentuer. Les interrogations se multiplient sur un éventuel remaniement, promis par le chef du gouvernement. La coalition au…

[Number-three leader of Ansar al-Dine detained near the Algerian border, according to security sources. The number-three leader of the armed group that controlled Timbuktu in northern Mali until last week, Mohamed Moussa Ag Mouhamed, has been arrested near the Algerian border, sources…

[Les raids aériens de l’armée française au Mali, dont l’objectif est de “liquider” les groupes armés islamistes selon l’expression du ministre de la défense, Jean-Yves Le Drian, ont visé ce week-end le nord du pays, alors que le Conseil de sécurité des…

[Malian soldiers have fired on Islamist fighters in the centre of the country, military sources say.It the first significant fighting reported between the two sides since Islamist and Tuareg rebels seized control of the north of the country last April. The Islamists…