In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the ...

US president imposes 50% reciprocal levy on the impoverished state: the highest of his so-called 'Liberation Day' tariffs ...

The vast country is struggling to prevent Rwanda and Uganda from seizing some of its most valuable assets.

A standoff between the president and his deputy is threatening to tip South Sudan back into ethnic conflict.

Thousands have protested plans of Central African Republic's president to run for a third term with the backing of ...

Ethiopia is in the grip of a civil war between federal government forces and the Fano, a loose alliance of ethnic-based ...

Most recent debates center on how much attention should be given to the history of the nation’s accomplishments over its ...

From the emergence of the United States on the world stage until World War II, American foreign policy towards Africa was marked by neglect and disinterest. However, post-1945, the containment of ...

A convicted war criminal based in Uganda has announced a new rebel movement intent on toppling the government in eastern ...

Even a limited nuclear war in Europe would lead to catastrophic global climatic effects. Huge amounts of debris thrown high ...

The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain ...

The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks the latest turn in the turbulent relationship with his rival, President ...