Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The ...

The sheer size of this group means that they will shape the world. Over 60% of people living in sub-Saharan Africa are ...

The Arusha Declaration, presented by Julius Nyerere in 1967, sought to dismantle neocolonial exploitation through socialism, people's democracy, and self-reliance.

As many Africans sour on the West, a new generation of military officers are seizing power, vowing to build strong and ...

Discover the significant role of A. Philip Randolph and the Pullman porters in fighting economic discrimination. Learn about their impact on the labor movement and civil rights.

A leading African priest says Africa’s history can be explained as “a history of extraversion and violence,”- the idea that ...

BANGKOK (AP) — China's President Xi Jinping met with private sector business leaders on Monday, offering them assurances that ...

Africa is no longer chained to the West without recourse. China’s ascendency, Russia’s resurgence and the mounting global ...

African leaders elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission than runs the continent-wide ...

The African Union (AU) as currently structured is the result of a transformation journey that saw the Organization of African Unity (OAU) evolve into the African Union (AU) in 2002.

For many decades, Africans were under colonial rule that gave them little or no chance to express their desires. Despite the numerous obstacles, some youngsters (who eventually became renowned African ...

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