Egypt was once called the gift of the Nile by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. But today, more than 2,000 years later, Egyptians fret about the existential threat of a faraway dam to their water ...

Muhammadu Buhari, who is seeking re-election next year, made Nigerian political history as the first opposition candidate to defeat a sitting president at the ballot box. ......

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States were...

Lawyer says Ola al-Qaradawi and husband Hosam Khalaf are 'being held hostage' amid Egypt-Qatar political rift.

Nigerian former President Goodluck Jonathan wasn't aware of any use of Cambridge Analytica in his 2015 bid for re-election, his spokesman said Thursday. The Nigerian government is probing claims that C...

Nigerian women risk being sidelined in elections next year, said female leaders, calling for greater training and support in a country where about only one in 20 lawmakers are female. Few women are lik...

Morocco received its latest 2026 World Cup bid endorsement from a government minister from the Caribbean island of Dominica, despite FIFA rules prohibiting political interference in soccer and votes be...

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - With the next phase of regionally-backed peace talks for South Sudan scheduled for later this month, a senior United Nations aid official in the country has urged the parties...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities have released dozens of political detainees who were taken into custody during January?s protests against prices hikes and economic hardships. Socie...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union Delegation in Sudan on Monday issued a statement welcoming the release of political detainees and urged Khartoum to set free those still in security custody. ...