During a White House news briefing, Donald Trump claimed "activist judges" in the US were taking authority away from him.

Ivory Coast’s main opposition party overwhelmingly endorsed former Credit Suisse Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam as its candidate for president in this year’s election.

President Brice Oligui Nguema on track for 7 years in power; in Uganda, farmers are suffocating under the pressure of imports; and on global markets, the drop in oil prices shakes African ...