Credible votes in Botswana, Senegal, South Africa and Mauritius have shone this year. But political repression and violence keeps many discredited regimes in power.

Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône of Port-Louis in Mauritius has praised the recent general elections in Mauritius as a testament ...

It is difficult to try to predict the decisions that US President-elect Donald Trump will make when he returns to the White House.

Trading in Resolute Mining ( OTCPK:RMGGF) ( OTCPK:RMGGY) was suspended in Australia on Thursday as Mali's government demanded ...

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we discuss the state of democratic governance in Africa and what US and African leaders can learn from recent trends on the continent with Charles Ukeje and Rawia ...

The son of one of Mali's top politicians says the country's ruling junta has arrested his father for criticizing the military ...

Maria Zakharova pointed to a report by the Foundation for Research of Democracy Issues, titled "The White Helmets. Terrorist Accomplices and a Source of Disinformation" ...

Resolute Mining’s shares have plunged after it said Terry Holohan and two other employees were being held by Mali’s military ...

Bamako, the capital and largest city of Mali. Image: Thomas Brissiaud/Shutterstock Mali’s democracy score plunged from 6.0 in 2006 to just 2.6 by 2023, and is ranked as ‘Not Free’ by Freedom House. An ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria pardons journalist who played major role in 2019 democracy protests, later jailed for threatening state security.

democracy has faltered rather than flourished. For decades, France’s involvement in Africa was often criticised as a continuation of colonial-era dominance, a network often referred to as françafrique ...