A former al-Shabab commander who is under house arrest in Somalia says he is being held to prevent him from seeking elected office.Mukhtar Robow Ali, popularly known as Abu Mansour, was the deputy leader of al-Shabab and had been sought by the United S…

CAIRO — A U.S. envoy underlined Washington’s support for a democratic transition to civilian rule in Sudan on Saturday during talks with the head of its ruling council and the prime minister, the U.S. embassy in Khartoum said.It tweeted that Jeffrey Fe…

A prominent professor studying communication in Namibia says member countries in the 16-nation Southern African Development Community, or SADC, have enacted and drafted cybersecurity laws which infringe on citizens’ freedom of expression. Zimbabwe is o…

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who died Monday, is being remembered in Africa for peacemaking, supporting the fight against AIDS and sounding the alarm against war abuses.Cameron Hudson, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council…

KHARDOUM — On Monday, as thousands of demonstrators aligned with the Sudan military remain outside the presidential palace for a third day, analysts warn that the civilian-led interim government is facing a growing crisis that could topple its rule.Wit…

WASHINGTON — Rwandan dissidents have died under mysterious circumstances inside and outside the country with alarming frequency in recent years.On September 14, Revocat Karemangingo, an ex-Army officer, was gunned down while driving in Mozambique. Sinc…