Benin's parliamentary elections and Uganda's general elections, both held in January, marked the beginning of a busy and decisive year at ballot boxes across the African continent.

Insecurity in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has noticeably increased in the last few days. Many Tigrayans told DW they ...

"We can't plan anything at the moment — we're just trying to survive. A new war could break out tomorrow," said a woman in Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region. Speaking to DW, she ...