Africa Brief

Washington helped bolster Ruto’s reputation, but scandals have cratered his popularity at home.

Countering the spillover of Islamist militants from the Sahel will be a major challenge for the country’s next leader.

Sisi is poised to once again be the president’s favorite dictator.

The opposition trounced the party that has governed for more than 50 years.

The next administration’s policies could have a major impact across the continent.

Egypt is aligning with Eritrea and Somalia to challenge what they perceive as Abiy Ahmed’s regional provocations.

After a protracted legal dispute, the British government will hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius while preserving the U.S. military base at Diego Garcia.

Kais Saied puts the final nail in the coffin of the Arab Spring’s first democratic success story.

Disagreements over peacekeepers and an arms delivery to breakaway Puntland have increased.

Hungary’s leader argues that sending troops to Chad will slow migration, but he seems to be seeking security partnerships in exchange for lucrative minerals.

The war has left 25 million people hungry, and 2 million of them could die before the end of the year.

Leaders from across the continent gather in Beijing, seeking loans and financing deals.

An attempt to replace the central bank governor led to a shutdown of eastern Libyan oil fields.

A dispute over a port in Somaliland has raised tensions in the Horn of Africa.

Paris’s endorsement of a Moroccan plan that enshrines Moroccan sovereignty is angering Algiers.