Nigeria’s borders crossings with Benin and Niger remain sealed despite a warning that the shutdown is harming prosperity

Despite Africa bearing the brunt of erratic global weather patterns, many people are still unfamiliar with climate change, a new survey says

Health officials fear an Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC could spread in Goma. Earlier in July, the city registered its first case

A Sudanese investigation said that 87 people were killed when security forces broke up a protest in June. The probe’s death toll sparked fresh anger

The introduction of a social media tax a year ago in Uganda caused an outcry from government critics and rights groups

The presence of the virus has raised concerns of an outbreak in the densely populated area along the Rwandan border

The African free trade agreement is hailed as a huge step forward by some, but criticized as a project with little chance of coming true by others

Migrants in Tripoli are staging a hunger strike demanding better protection by the UN as the death toll rises to staggering heights

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister looks increasingly vulnerable as he faces deep divisions in the ruling coalition and simmering ethnic conflicts

Home to nearly one million people, Bunia is the latest Congolese city to report an Ebola infection

Guineans hope the poll will mark the end of a long period of political crisis in the West African country

Macky Sall has secured a solid majority of votes, winning a second term without the need for a run-off vote

Rights groups are demanding an investigation into the death of activist Caroline Mwatha. Police claim she died during a failed abortion

Though a diplomatic pariah, Omar al-Bashir’s Western back channel support means he holds the cards in a standoff unlikely to deliver major change

The gynecologist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in helping victims of sexual violence in the DRC

Rumours that the Nigerian president had died and been replaced by a lookalike called "Jubril" have been spreading on the internet

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

The count has begun in Mali after an election marred by violence

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has acknowledged the disastrous results of his predecessor’s "land reform" in a bid to win over white voters