In a former colonial mansion in Jamaica, politicians huddle to discuss trying to ease marijuana laws in the land of the late reggae musician and cannabis evangelist Bob Marley. In Morocco, one of the w...

Marthe van der Wolf ADDIS ABABA ? The government of South Sudan and the opposition signed two agreements Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The first concerns an immediate cessation ...

[Leadership]Egypt is going through profound political changes with impact on its relations with other nations. In this interview, Egypt's Ambassador to Nigeria, Ashraf Salama, tells BUKOLA OGUNSINA wha...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) ? The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council, emerging from its emergency meeting in Banjul, Gambia, has stressed that dialogue remains the only viable way through which th...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? Several Mauritanian political parties and organisations Wednesday condemned the desecration of the Quran at the weekend in a mosque in the outskirts of Nouakchott, the c...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The legislative and municipal elections held in Mauritania was one of the major political events in the country in 2013. Politics

The PDP has recently suffered from a string of defections to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and has lost its parliamentary majority. For an assessment of its situation, DW spoke to...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has accused the United Nations of seeking to take over the young country and speculated that the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) may have pushed his political...

The JCP, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, says PM Ali Zeidan has failed to boost security and economy.

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has welcomed the start of the South Sudan political talks between the government and the opposition, and stressed the need for the parties to adh...