Two political outsiders are set to go head-to-head in the race to become Tunisia's next president, according to the latest count after a first round of voting on Sunday. ......

Tunisia's parliamentary elections held on Sunday appear to have failed to forge a clear path to forming a government. Closed door negotiations are already underway, even ahead of official preliminary r...

Thousands rally in Algiers and other major cities to call for political overhaul and removal of ruling elite.

Download logo The Troika (the United States, United Kingdom, and Norway) reaffirm their commitment to the IGAD-led South Sudan peace process and to the lasting peace the people of South Sudan deserve. ...

Bandits have killed 16 people in separate attacks on remote villages in northern Nigeria's Katsina state, an area wracked by cattle-rustling and kidnappings, officials said Tuesday. Gunmen on motorcycl...

Many younger people do not trust the political class and are frustrated by the lack of gains since the revolution.

French President Emmanuel Macron and other foreign leaders attended Friday the funeral of Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi as the North African nation gears up for snap elections as early as Septem...

A 39-month political transition, a civilian-majority ruling council, guarantees of basic rights -- Sudan's constitutional declaration seeks to turn the page on decades of authoritarian rule. Provisiona...

The 92-year-old was Tunisia's first democratically elected president and a long-time player on its political scene.

Twenty-six candidates - many political heavyweights - will run in next week's presidential vote.