American R&B singer Aliaune Thiam, professionally known as Akon, has long wanted to help Senegal, the country he grew up in. He started Akon Lighting Africa in 2014 to install ...
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: President William Ruto holds dialogue with Kenya’s protesters, negotiators seek a peace deal in Sudan, and the new U.K. government scraps the ...
Recent weeks have brought news of the discovery and development of major oil and natural gas reserves from opposite sides of the African continent. According to regional leaders, these reserves ...
The latest evidence that Washington needs a new Africa policy is on display in Niger. After many months of intense political jockeying, the United States’ security partnership with the country looks ...
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Puntland withdraws recognition of Somalia’s federal government, Zuma is banned from South Africa’s May election, and Uganda tells civil servants ...
Two American passengers who were left stranded on an island in Africa when their Norwegian Cruise Lines ship left port without them now says they are unsure whether they even ...