A new book examines the use and abuse of military intelligence gathering in Africa
Radio has adapted to the times and, a century in, is going strong and changing lives in South Africa
A problem getting homegrown people to soccer matches: the locals just don’t seem to be interested in African football.
Despite the sensational action on the pitch, Equatorial Guinea hasn’t quite been able to get excited about the international tournament.
‘Child Witch Kinshasa’ is fiction, but barely. It is a book about the Congolese seen through the eyes of a young boy.
Xenophobic violence is vividly described in Jonny Steinberg’s story of a Somali man’s search for freedom.
Locals in the Central African Republic have been sidelined, which means that any solution to the fighting in the country is unlikely to succeed.
Politics and absconding African Union forces make peace a tough sell in the Central African Republic.
NEWS ANALYSIS: The Central African Republic can only succeed if it is given the opportunity to develop, writes David L Smith.
"The humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) is worse than it has ever been."