Jos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Governor of Nigeria?s Central State of Plateau, Simon Bako Lalong, has commended the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), for the proactive en...

A dogged political veteran, Nigeria's former vice-president Atiku Abubakar is the nearly man of Nigerian politics, whose repeat bids for the presidency have attracted support, scorn and controversy. .....

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The second of five workshops planned by the ECOWAS Commission for Nigerian political actors and civil society groups on the use of dialogue and mediation as tools for preventing...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of Nigeria?s crucial general elections in 2019, the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the Abuja-based Institute f...

Smiling for the cameras in the shadow of the pyramids, US First Lady Melania Trump wrapped up her four nation Africa tour in Egypt on Saturday, far from the political tumult back home. In rare comments...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Rebuilding trust and overcoming suspicion will be key to ensure the success of Thursday?s landmark peace agreement between the South Sudanese Government and main politica...

Peace and Security Despite remarkable achievements in Somalia in the recent past, structural challenges remain and continue to undermine the country?s security and political stability, the United Natio...

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Britain's royal political and economic think-tank, Chatham House, has invited Somalia's former president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on 16 Oct. to speak about the Horn of Africa n...

Politiki magni. Politics is bad business. Malians are fond of this phrase, because it illustrates in two words their disappointment with their political system for the past three decades. At the start ...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) ? President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that Nigeria is prepared to help South Sudan stabilize politically and economically. Politics