A peace pact signed between the leaders of the DRC and Rwanda to end four years of warfare is a positive step, but finding peace will be a long, arduous process.
Africa has fared badly once again this year in providing a better life for its people, according to the UN’s latest human development indicators.
A scorched earth campaign of war has resulted in thousands of Angolans dying of hunger, now a war of words has broken out between humanitarian agencies.
Following in the footsteps of Uganda, Mozambique is now being heralded as a "star pupil" of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Politically motivated violence appears to be decreasing in Zimbabwe, according to the latest report by a local human rights group.
South Africa remains under-taxed by about 7% compared to other developing countries, an amount equivalent to R70-billion a year, according to a study by the Economic Policy Research Institute in Cape Town.
Over bacon and eggs in Knightsbridge one morning, the pocket-size Slovenian President Milan Kucan admitted: "Slovenia’s football success is a surprise to the football world, but also to Slovenia."
"Rural energising, as opposed to rural electrification, should be the route towards a new sustainable energy path for Africa’s development," says Dr Abeeku Brew-Hammond during the launch of a book on the continent’s search for sustainable energy solutions on Wednesday night.
Analysts debate the pros and cons of the recent merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq.
The United Nations has warned of the dangers to displaced people and returnees if mine awareness experts are forced to carry out national service in Eritrea.