In the wake of recent elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and with handover of power in Angola expect next year, questions are being asked about the strength of democratic institutions in the region.
As the wheels of Brexit begin slowly to churn into motion, a clearer image is starting to emerge as to what it means for the UK’s trade relations with the rest of the world.
Dozens of mostly Muslim countries from across the Middle East, Africa and Asia have joined a new military alliance to combat terrorism, Saudi Arabia has announced.
Gunmen have killed three people and taken 170 hostages in an attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in the centre of Mali’s capital, Bamako.
At least 25 people have been killed are a cargo plane crashed shortly after take-off at Juba International Airport in South Sudan.
