It comes after two years of brutal conflict which has taken a high toll on the civilian population and seen thousands die
The Ethiopian government is unlikely to give in easily to the demands of the Tigrayan Liberation Front when negotiations intensify
With 70% of Nigerians aged under 30 this should happen but the top candidates are 70 and 75 and the third will have to work with politicians the youth want out
With 20% of sub-Saharan Africa’s population and its largest economy, Nigeria is critical for any continent-wide strategy and successive US administrations have courted Nigerian leaders since the restoration of civilian rule in 1999.
The Brazzaville Foundation, which has been accused of laundering the reputation of one of Africa’s most corrupt presidents
Nigerians must not put up with attempts by Nigerian President Buhari to steal the February 16 elections like his predecessors did, says the author
Atiku Abubakar, the main opposition contender, has vowed to break up the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, which he called a "mafia organisation"
Despite the large number of aspirants for Nigeria’s 2019 elections, women and young people remain underrepresented
Voters go to the polls on February 16, four years after Buhari’s landmark victory
With the 2019 elections less than a year away, Nigeria’s ability to hold free and fair elections is open to question
The department of international relations is attempting to reclaim the country’s position as a major force on the continent
A cross section of Africa’s most powerful people gathered in Kigali this week to sell a dream – and sell it hard
This has been another tough year for the world, and the African continent has endured more than its fair share of conflict and crises.
Africa’s population is on the rise — necessitating increased investment in the next generation’s access to healthcare and right education.
"When it comes to power to keep his massive cement factories running, the billionaire businessman says he prefers to generate it himself"
The former Nigerian president talks about the continent’s future, its failures and the youth explosion that keeps him awake at night
The ties that bind Africans to their land need markets, credit and exposure to new practices so that young people can stay on their farms.
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo will lead a team of 60 African Union monitors to Zimbabwe for the July 31 election, says the organisation.
Senegal’s presidential candidates have held their final rallies as protesters marched in the streets. Tensions are high ahead of Sunday’s poll.
The opportunities are there and leaders must work together to make them bear fruit.
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/ 12 October 2011
Police in Nigeria raided a newspaper office and arrested six reporters for the publication of a letter from the former president to Goodluck Jonathan.
Africa is set to be the world’s next investment destination thanks to reforms sweeping the continent, says ex-Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo.
Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo ended a day of mediation in Côte d’Ivoire’s crisis, saying he was optimistic it could be resolved.
African luminaries have met to urge for climate proofing, investment in women, and better governance in the continent, in the Africa progress report.
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/ 22 January 2010
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo says the country’s sick leader should follow the "path of honour" and resign if he is too ill to lead.
The government of the DRC and Tutsi rebels signed a peace deal on Monday under which the rebel movement is to change into a political party.
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/ 9 December 2008
DRC rebels and government officials began a second day of direct talks under UN auspices in Nairobi on Tuesday, UN representatives said.
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/ 8 December 2008
Rebels opened peace negotiations with a government delegation on Monday in their first direct talks on ending the conflict in eastern DRC.
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/ 30 November 2008
Congolese Tutsi rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda threatened war on Saturday unless DRC’s government entered a new round of talks with him.
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/ 29 November 2008
The UN’s special envoy was set to meet on Saturday with DRC rebel leader Laurent Nkunda after a fresh onslaught by his troops shattered a truce.
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/ 26 November 2008
Special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo will embark on a second peace mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo this weekend, the UN said on Tuesday.
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/ 25 November 2008
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo urged the DRC president on Monday to talk with Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda.