SADC leaders converge in Harare for an emergency summit following the deaths of 16 peacekeepers and the capture of Goma by ...

As private sector donations increase, the 21 African countries still not contributing to the fund must pay up.

Rwanda has never admitted to military involvement in the conflict. Still, it alleges that the DRC supports and shelters the ...

This imbalance and the practice of gendered feeding inequality in many African communities are often rooted in cultural norms and perceptions of value.

Africa's lack of robust application of statistical research has been flagged as slowing the use of evidence-based data to drive development.The continent is home to a mix of socio-economic challenges ...

Tanzania has reaffirmed its willingness to engage in dialogue with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) ...

None of the men I saw at the Gaîté Lyrique looked like he was under 18 years of age. Their passports are probably at the bottom of the Mediterranean. The only woman I saw was the white activist making ...

Hearing about the different diseases that affected soldiers during the Civil War. Learning how women nursed the wounded and sick. As part of the weekend event, Dr. Trevor Steinbach will present the ...

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...

An initiative led by the African Development Bank and World Bank is securing big money and political commitments to bring ...

Across the West African Economic and Monetary Union, governments are tightening mining regulations to boost revenue for development. But as Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso push reforms, investor ...

As Egypt campaigns for the vice-presidency of the African Union (AU) Commission, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi has called ...