Secret files from the era of British colonial rule have been released by the British government, one year after they came to light in a High Court challenge to have them disclosed.
Guinea Bissau's the military has accepted the former president of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, as a mediator to help resolve the crisis in the country, following last week's military coup, ...
A new campaign against so-called conflict minerals aims to encourage students and educational establishments to stop purchasing electronic goods manufactured using minerals such as Coltan, that ...
An international conference in London on Somalia has brought together 40 countries to discuss political instability, the al Shebab rebellion and piracy.
The former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has arrived in Senegal at the head of an African Union mission ahead of presidential elections due to take place on Sunday.
Madagascar must agree new amnesty laws by the end of February to pave the way for the return of exiled former leader Marc Ravalomanana, the South African foreign affairs ministry said on Sunday.
One of the world's largest industry gatherings for the mining sector continues in South Africa bringing together mining companies, geologists, fund managers and financiers.
