His country is beset with issues including jihadist violence ... “is a disease.” NPR looks at some more of Africa’s oldest ...

At the University of Yaounde I, Manoung Wilfried, a 27-year-old geoscience student, sat near a staircase, looking pensive. He said he would vote in the election, but none of the candidates has ...

Placide Konan has been using his slam poetry shows to speak out against Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a ...

Africa, the cradle of civilisation, is home to some of the world’s most ancient cultures and kingdoms, with histories that span thousands of years. The continent comprises 54 countries, each ...

Analysts have predicted a victory for President Paul Biya, who has ruled the Central African nation since 1982. Now 92, he ...

T he first leaders of independent African countries were often known as fathers of their nations. Today Paul Biya, Cameroon’s ...

President Paul Biya of Cameroon would be nearly 100 years old by the time he completed his eighth term, but he has promised ...

Newly sworn-in Malawian President Peter Mutharika has made a dramatic return to power at the age of 85, reclaiming the country’s top office nearly a decade after losing it and becoming Africa’s second ...