Presidential polls will be held in Tunisia on September 15, the North African country's electoral body has said, rejecting calls to postpone the vote after the death of ailing leader Beji Caid Essebsi. "The office of the Independent Higher Authority for Elections has set the date of...

The African Union called Wednesday for a speedy trial for those responsible for the killing of school children at a protest in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid Monday. Mohamed Hassan Lebatt, the bloc's mediator in Sudan, also called for the ruling military council and opposition coalition to...

Talks between Sudan’s ruling military council and the opposition over the path to a new sovereign council to run the country after the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir were postponed on Tuesday after four young protesters were shot dead. Below is a timeline of key developments:...

Algeria's powerful army chief Tuesday ruled out accepting any pre-conditions to launching talks to end the country's political crisis, saying there was "no more time to lose". Algerians have taken to the streets every Tuesday and Friday since February demanding political change, leading to...