The Congolese capital does not have a functioning garbage collection system. Consequences for the health of the "Kinois" are catastrophic
Rumours that the Nigerian president had died and been replaced by a lookalike called "Jubril" have been spreading on the internet
Ali Bongo, has been in hospital for more than three weeks. Now the vice president’s powers have been extended to "ensure the continuity of the state"
A militia leader from the Central African Republic has been extradited to the International Criminal Court in The Hague
Tanzania’s President Magufuli is facing growing international pressure and sanction over the repression of civil society, the media and gay people
Over 200 people have died in the worst outbreak of Ebola on record in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The kidnapping of 78 children in Cameroon’s Anglophone region has further exacerbated tensions
On the continent where many countries faced bankruptcy in the 1990s, once again the outlook is grim. This time around, help is harder to find
Since October 2017, the country’s Cabo Delgado province has been plagued by a series of anonymous attacks that have left 90 people dead
One year ago, the Dos Santos family handed the Angolan presidency over to João Lourenço. Now the ex-president’s son has been arrested