Americans remain deeply skeptical about Qatar. Critics point to its traditional support for the Muslim Brotherhood and other ...

The US-brokered truce may end fighting – but could also open the door to a new scramble for Congo’s critical minerals.

Share I thought I was seeing double when I first saw the report on social media that the Nigeria Union of Journalists, the professional body to which I belong, has awarded a “Lifetime” award to the ...

BY KENNETH EMODI The recent impasse between the Zambian government, led by President Hakainde Hichilema of the ...

Ugandan soldiers said they ‘occupied’ two DRC towns as the Rwandan-backed M23 continues to hold territory elsewhere.

African Hustle is the story of Martin Fine who, at age 21, lands in Uganda where he begins a multi-year journey across northeast Africa. Fine winds up smuggling precious stones, while struggling with ...

In a new documentary presented at the Cannes Film Festival, director Raoul Peck uses the British writer’s thoughts to analyze ...

The African nation of Zaire was elated. Its president, Mobutu Sese Seko, had struck a deal in 1974 for the country to host potentially the biggest boxing contest in history: Muhammad Ali, a legend ...

The man who loved to be called “Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbenda wa Banga” was overthrown in May 1997, fled to exile in Morocco, and like many long-serving leaders overthrown from their coveted ...

Trump's picks of Lara Trump, Charles Kushner and Massad Boulous to his administration and party are reminiscent of authoritarian leaders' choices for their regimes.

How Mobutu Sese Seko run a kleptocratic dictatorship in Congo for 32 years. Show more. Of the "Big Men" who ruled Africa after independence, few were as notorious as Mobutu Sese Seko.