The number of protests against his government since he got sworn in is alarming. To many Americans, Donald Trump is an extremity they cannot bear. For we Africans, Donald Trump is just like the many ...

"My people love me, they love me all." How delusional and clownish can any political leader get? These words came from the lips of the ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi while he lived. How ironic.

When dictatorships collapse, global shock waves ensue. Recall early in 2010, when Arab and African dictators and military strongmen seemed happily entrenched in power, only to collapse like dominoes ...

More than a quarter-century after his blood-soaked reign came to an end, former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre went on trial in a Senegalese court on Monday in what is seen as a test case for African ...

Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine is nothing if not brave. He campaigns for president wearing a bulletproof vest and a ballistic helmet. The security forces block him from using major roads and ...

An illustration of former Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) President Mobutu Sese Seko, at the Academy of Fine Arts in the Gombe commune in Kinshasa (Arsene Mpiana | AFP via Getty Images) ...