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Election in African trading hub ends with what opposition candidate calls an ‘impossible’ result
Gyimah-Boadi’s Afrobarometer has worked to energise civil society and make the case for better government
PM’s supporters say he can win re-election and get country back on track. Others fear too much damage has been done
Involvement by Eritrean troops in ‘law and order’ operation tips country into fully fledged crisis
Covid-denier Magufuli had been out of public view for two weeks while his ministers insisted he was healthy
Former head of Blackwater allegedly helped evade a UN arms embargo on North African oil producer
Despite outrage over abuses, president turns to South African companies to support army
Opposition calls for clarity on whereabouts of Covid denier John Magufuli
Praise from Ibrahim award’s judges for adherence to constitutional two-term limit
Fresh signs of regression in countries, including Niger and Chad, that help the west to fight jihadis
Three media workers freed without charge after being detained by military in Tigray region
Rescue operation launched as rise in banditry undermines President Muhammadu Buhari’s national security credentials
Buhari launches big-ticket rail projects as critics complain about focus on north and lack of transparency
Only a national dialogue can truly heal the country’s divisions
Daughter of former PM says she was prevented from leaving country because of her heritage
Smallholders urged to adapt as climate change and mega-dam threaten Nile flows
Government seeks to turn corner on economic crisis that has sparked youth protests
Swiftly deteriorating situation in Africa’s most populous country forces president to replace four heads of armed forces
Two years on, euphoria at the downfall of a dictatorship has faded among Sudan’s citizens. The coalition of forces that helped topple Omar al-Bashir has fractured as economic hardship bites and as the treacherous nature of the transition reveals itself
Transitional government contends with a bankrupt economy and the perilous process of easing the military from power
After a revolution in which women played a major role, the trio have emerged as crucial — and competing — forces of the transition
Aim to change the underlying causes of division, be ambitious, also honest, but most of all humble
UK, US and EU push for humanitarian relief to get to the war-ravaged Tigray region
Singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine claims widespread fraud during presidential vote
Africa’s people have not given up on democracy. Nor should others
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