Hundreds of Nigerians gathered in the capital Abuja on Wednesday for a march to the Presidency to demand the appearance of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua, two weeks after he returned from a Saudi...
The US State Department apologised on Tuesday for dismissive comments its spokesperson made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's call for "jihad," often translated as "armed struggle," against...
South Africa will meet its power requirements for this World Cup year but further ahead the situation is much tighter, State utility Eskom's acting chairperson and chief executive Mpho Makwana said...
Nigeria's acting leader must move quickly and decisively to maintain calm in the oil-producing Niger Delta, fight corruption and organise transparent elections now he has full authority, a top...
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has placed his presidential guard under an elite army unit commanded by his son, increasing opposition suspicions that he is quietly grooming his son for succession.
Britain and the US offered support to Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Friday after the return of Nigeria's ailing leader prompted fears of a power struggle in Africa's most populous...
Nigerian Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan will keep full executive powers for now, the presidency said on Thursday, in an apparent bid to ease fears of a power struggle after the return of ailing...
Nigerians demanded to know who was running the country on Thursday after the return of ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua from medical treatment abroad stirred fears of a power struggle and government...