A Sierra Leone war orphan turned US ballerina, Michaela DePrince tells of being called a "devil child", prejudice in ballet, and her return to Africa.
The DRC’s President Joseph Kabila’s push for stability backfires as thousands are displaced and militias overpower his army, writes David Smith.
Namibia has been condemned for planning to donate a "Noah’s Ark" of 150 wild animals – including lions, rhino, cheetah and leopards – to Cuba.
An academic study has shown how the door-to-door beauty sales firm Avon is providing women in South Africa with a route out of poverty.
The US says three of Africa’s militant groups are striving to coordinate their operations and represent a threat to security on the continent.
Three of Africa’s most dangerous militant groups are co-ordinating their operations and represent a deepening threat to security, the US has warned.
Uganda has announced a ban on 38 non-governmental organisations it accuses of undermining the national culture by promoting homosexuality.
A new website is aiming to give a voice to Zimbabwean women, and is fast gaining attention since its launch three months ago.
Malawi is returning to its 1964 independence flag, replaced in 2010 in an "attack on the country’s nationhood" by late leader Bingu wa Mutharika.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, accused of ethnic cleansing and bankrupting his country, has been asked to by the UN to champion tourism.