Africa

After acting as mines minister, Namibia president appoints substantive office holder

Namibia's president has appointed Modestus Amutse as the Southern African country's new minister of

Guinea-Bissau says can't publish election results because 'all vote sheets destroyed'

Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission said on Tuesday that armed men had destroyed most of the vote c

Tanzania president defends security forces in wake of post-election violence deaths

President Hassan criticised European Union parliamentarians after they voted last week to suspend ai

Nigeria's defence minister resigns amid rising insecurity

Mohammed Badaru Abubakar resigned with immediate effect on health grounds, the president's spokesman

West African bloc mediators hold talks with Guinea-Bissau transitional leaders

The country's electoral body was not in position to publish the outcome of presidential and legislat

‘Good coups and bad coups’: Rwandan President Kagame’s assessment of military takeovers

The comments by Rwandan President Paul Kagame come after a military takeover in Guinea-Bissau.