A draft of a Pentagon report on the attack in Niger that killed four American soldiers, four Nigerien soldiers and an Nigerien interpreter last October calls for a smaller, more cautious U.S. military ...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has warned about the dangers of political unrest as he met the new envoy from Togo, where there has been a wave of anti-government protests. ......

Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi consulted with political parties, unions and employers Saturday as the government mulled a package of social reforms following a week of unrest triggered by auster...

New York, USA (PANA) ? The arrival of the dry season in South Sudan could lead to more fighting that would undermine the political process and cause additional civilian casualties and displacement, a s...

Stifled by the internet and 24-hour news channels as well as political pressures, Algeria's independent press born only 25 years ago is struggling in a crisis that has already killed off dozens of titl...

The United Nations' political chief held talks on Thursday with the head of Libya's parliament about elections to be held under a UN plan to stabilise the strife-ridden country. Jeffrey Feltman, who is...

Seven years ago, thousands of Egyptians took to the streets in protest against the government led by President Hosni Mubarak. When Mubarak was forced out of office, and democratic elections put the cou...

The United Nations' political affairs chief traveled to Libya on Tuesday seeking progress in a new UN push to unite the country and end years of chaos. Jeffrey Feltman, the UN under-secretary of state ...

West African leaders on Saturday threatened to slap Guinea-Bissau with sanctions unless the country's grinding political crisis was resolved within two months. In a summit in Nigeria, the Economic Comm...

Fresh from a regional tour to discuss the dispute over Western Sahara, the new UN envoy said Wednesday he was encouraged but did not announce plans for new political talks. Former German president Hors...