Ruth Maclean

Port Sudan, on the Red Sea, has been overwhelmed by people fleeing the violence and scrambling to join an evacuation to Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos and the ruling party candidate, campaigned using the slogan “It’s my turn.” He promised to address widespread insecurity...

In Nigeria’s presidential election on Saturday, voters are desperate to elect a leader who can unleash their youthful country’s potential and chart a new course...

Nigeria’s government changed the currency design before the presidential election, causing shortages and wreaking social havoc.

The race is wide open in the presidential election in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and a struggling economic powerhouse. Youth looking to evict the...

The presidential election this month in Africa’s most populous country is completely unpredictable. An unexpected third candidate with a huge youth following may upend decades...

The pope is planning to spend three days in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the most populous and most Catholic nations in Africa....

President Macky Sall of Senegal, chairman of the bloc, said in an interview before the U.S.-Africa summit that it’s time for the continent to have...

The country is experiencing its worst floods in years, largely because of heavy rains caused by climate change.

Hakainde Hichilema is hailed as a miracle worker for turning around the fortunes of the southern African country. But with his opposition neutralized and a...