Marco Rubio The United States on Saturday said it would revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders, over its failure to accept the return of its repatriated citizens. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused the African nation’s government of “taking ... Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron France and Algeria have resumed diplomatic talks aimed at mending strained relations between the two countries. This follows months of fighting that have hurt Paris’ economic interests in its former colony and stalled vital security cooperation. The complicated ties ... Read More

President Emmerson Mnangagwa Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced he will suspend tariffs on goods imported from the US in an attempt to build a "positive relationship" with President Donald Trump's administration. The move comes days after Trump imposed 18% tariffs on ... Read More

The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General has expressed concern over Niger’s decision to withdraw from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNTJF)  fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa. Leonardo Santos Simão, who is also head of the United Nations ... Read More

President Mr Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday arrived in the South Sudanese capital of Juba for a visit. Museveni’s visit to Juba comes amidst tension in the oil-rich east African nation after Riek Machar, who serves as one ... Read More

Niger's military leaders have released more than 50 detainees, including former ministers in the government they toppled in 2023. Among them are the former ministers of defence, oil and finance, as well as several senior army officers, convicted or accused of ... Read More

African Union mediators landed in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, on Wednesday for urgent talks aimed at preventing a return to civil war. The intervention follows the house arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar last week, a move that has ... Read More

Guinea’s military Junta has announced it will hold a constitutional referendum on the 21st September 2025.    It’s hoped the vote will put the country back on the path to civilian rule following several broken promises by the military pledging to organise the ... Read More

United States President Donald Trump announced plans for sweeping tariffs Wednesday, saying “our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” by other nations. The aggressive rhetoric came as Trump showed a willingness to dismantle a global economic system that the United ... Read More

The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will visit Moscow this week as the Sahel nations and Russia seek to strengthen ties, the three African countries' foreign ministries said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The West African nations, ... Read More