Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah etched her name into the annals of history on Friday after being sworn in as the first woman president ...

Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the ...

As the celebrations for International Women's Rights Month continues for CAFOnline.com, the spotlight continues to be shined ...

From Namibia to Ghana, recent appointments of women to top political positions have been encouraging. But with more women in significant roles, are African nations really ...

Their rapid offensive has killed around 7,000 people, Congo says. Another group of South African soldiers were due to return home later this week, the SANDF said. An official from the union that ...

South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe was re-elected unopposed as Confederation of African Football president at the ...

The burden of conflict on women and girls in Eastern Africa is a failure of global responsibility. Every statistic represents ...

Renewable energy and climate change activists have challenged African heads of state to take a united stance to safeguard essential mineral resources.

Fresh fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced tens of thousands of families, with children ...

Africans could be incredibly hard on themselves. We complain about bad leadership, corruption, the economy, the weather, and ...

Yet, like many women in African history, her contributions faded ... age of three she was placed in an orphanage in neighbouring Congo Brazzaville. She ran away when she was 14 and so began ...