Over two-and-a-half years after Niger’s military coup, the country’s ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum, and his wife remain ...

Denis Sassou Nguesso, one of Africa's longest serving leaders, has ruled Congo-Brazzaville with a tight grip for more than 40 ...

Authorities in Zimbabwe have intensified their crackdown against critics of an effort by the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party to push forward a constitutional ...

Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu - Photo credit: Kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons Nearly eight months after the death of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu in South Africa, the dispute over his ...

The family of ex-Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa last June and is yet to be buried, have dismissed allegations he was poisoned. South African police also want custody of his ...

Zambia’s High Court has ordered the seizure of assets worth more than $1.3m (£923,000) from Dalitso Lungu, the son of former President Edgar Lungu. The forfeiture order covers 79 vehicles and 23 ...

The “J6ers,” as they refer to themselves, praised President Trump but called for more action from his administration, including financial restitution and prison reform. By Karoun Demirjian Reporting ...

WASHINGTON — From religious leaders and politicians to activists and scientists, the world said goodbye to a number of notable figures this year. Among the newsmakers who died in 2025 were Pope ...

Named after a late Zambian president, the English words “China Aid” on the façade of Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital on the outskirts of Lusaka reveal the true benefactor. It was built by ...

Since he took office in August 2021, Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has made no secret of his enmity with Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Hichilema, who was seen as closer to Zimbabwe ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A court in South Africa has denied a legal bid by the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu to appeal a ruling that he must be buried in his own country. Lungu, who led ...

FILE - Zambia's President Edgar Chagwa Lungu addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) JOHANNESBURG (AP) — ...