The army has taken control of Harare and placed longtime President Robert Mugabe and his wife under house arrest.

Opposition politician Raila Odinga gambled by calling for a boycott of the second presidential vote. Will the move pay off with a high office, or is Kenya about to descend back into political instability and violence?

Abe cruises to a new supermajority in Japan, Raqqa falls to the Syrian Democratic Forces, and Kenyans head back to the polls for a tense presidential rerun.

The 2017 Astana Talks go in search of a long-term ceasefire for the Syrian civil war, Kenya prepares for a rerun of its presidential elections, and the Chinese economy loses some steam.

A Ukrainian connection in North Korea’s missile program, a strong second-quarter showing from Japan’s economy, and some early signs that history won’t be repeating itself in Kenya.

The death of a popular opposition politician is allowing the Kabila regime to drag its feet on political transition.

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has been in London for medical treatment for a month now. Back home, rumors are swirling as the Nigerian government grapples with a worsening economic outlook.

A simmering political crisis in the DRC risks civil war and disintegration in the long-suffering African state.

Armed groups continue to prey on local populations in the eastern DRC and frustrate any possibility of economic development.

This backgrounder gauges the success of the African Charter in boosting standards of living in Africa.

Little progress is being made on investigations into alleged political violence in Ethiopia.

Presidential elections in Zambia, upcoming minutes from the US FOMC, and Ukrainian “incursions” into Crimea.

Local elections in South Africa could well loosen the ruling ANC party’s iron grip on the country’s politics.