Africa

  Ten years ago, African leaders unveiled a passport that was meant to represent a more connected continent-one where Africans could travel, work and live more freely across national borders. The African Union Passport was launched at the 27th AU Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, in July 2016. Chad’s then-president Idriss Déby and Rwanda’s President Paul

Africa is moving through a busy election year, with voters in several countries choosing presidents, lawmakers and other representatives. But the bigger story of 2026 is not simply about who wins or loses. Across the continent, elections are testing the institutions that make democracy work — electoral commissions, courts, political parties, security agencies, the media

Libya’s rival institutions have signed an agreement aimed at holding presidential and parliamentary elections within two years, opening another attempt to end a political crisis that has divided the country for more than a decade. The agreement was signed on Sunday, August 30, at the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in Tripoli. It

Mutinous soldiers attacked the presidential area and international airport in Niger’s capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, August 29, 2026, triggering hours of gunfire and explosions. The attack involved members of Niger’s own armed forces and came at a difficult time for the military government, which is already struggling with attacks by armed groups across the