African leaders

The African Union has not announced plans to impeach Kenya’s president
July 14, 2025
On June 7, 2025, Kenya marked 35 years since the landmark pro-democracy protests of 1990 that pushed for an end to a one-party state, but the day was marred...
Three decades, one leader – how Eritreans had their hopes dashed
June 19, 2025
Once hailed as part of a new generation of reformist African leaders, Eritrea's president, who recently marked 32 years in power, has long defied expectations.Isaias Afwerki now spends much...
Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator
March 1, 2025
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding president who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, was laid to rest in the country’s Heroes Acre cemetery...
African leaders elect Djibouti’s foreign minister as new leader of the African Union Commission
February 15, 2025
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders on Saturday elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission than runs the continent-wide African Union.Mahmoud Ali Youssouf...