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Antonio CascaisDeutsche Welle |
Shortly before stepping down from the political stage, US President Joe Biden is making good on his promise to visit a country in Africa. Angola was...
As expected, the ruling FRELIMO party won the elections in Mozambique. However, opposition parties report massive electoral fraud. Observers have also...
On October 9, Mozambicans will elect a new head of state and members of parliament. The ruling Frelimo party is expected to win.
On October 9, Mozambicans will elect a new head of state and representatives of the national parliament as well as provincial parliamentarians and...
Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has unexpectedly announced that he will not run for a second term, despite it being legally possible....
It has been one year since Gabon's military ousted the authoritarian President Ali Bongo. The new junta had promised a swift return to constitutional...
Angola is pressing Portugal for the return of Isabel dos Santos' frozen assets, seized after the Luanda Leaks. NGOs demand answers on the whereabouts...
Four Angolan NGOs are calling on the country's judiciary to explain why the assets of the billionaire daughter of Angola's ex-president, which have...
Guinea-Bissau is becoming increasingly dangerous for critical journalists and opposition figures. A "people's movement" is now daring to...
Forced marriages of girls are common in Cabo Delgado. NGOs report that minors are abducted and systematically forced to marry members of extremist...
Forced marriages of girls are common in Cabo Delgado. NGOs report that minors are abducted and systematically forced to marry members of jihadi...
Guinea-Bissau's overreliance on China is immense. Hardly any investment occurs without Chinese planning or financing. Some observers consider this...
Guinea-Bissau's dependence on China is immense. Hardly any investment occurs without Chinese planning or financing. During his state visit to Beijing,...
Many lawmakers from Mozambique's main parties are defecting to a newly-formed coalition ahead of the country's October 9 general election. The...
Russia has beefed up efforts to build stronger relations with Portuguese-speaking African nations, positioning itself as a military power without a...
Benin was blocking a pipeline exporting crude oil from Niger to China. Now the trade dispute appears to have been resolved with China's mediation.
Benin is blocking Niger's crude oil exports to China — while Niger refuses to open its land borders to goods from Benin in a tit-for-tat trade spat.
On April 25, 1974, the Carnation Revolution marked a turning point for Portugal and its colonies in Africa. Fifty years later, links between the...
Coups, sanctions, and withdrawal of member states; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must either reform or decline, observers...
Step by step, the president of Guinea-Bissau is bringing the country's most important powers under his control. Opposition members accuse the West...