As the continental body celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, analysts take a retrospective look at the activities of the continental body while also making suggestions on the way ... Read more »

A health development organisation is hoping to save two million lives by 2015 by tackling diarrhoea and pneumonia, the leading killers of children globally. Read more »

Celebrities took part in the auditions for a slot in the upcoming eighth season of Big Brother Africa. Read more »

While some companies see Africa as a 'new frontier', others companies, such as Procter & Gamble, have been investing for decades and are aiming to boost market opportunities. Read more »

A UN envoy has convened a meeting between the government and opposition leaders to help resolve differences over preparations for stalled legislative elections. Read more »

The UN say that the number of people receiving antiretroviral treatment in Africa had increased from less than one million to 7.1 million in the last seven years. Read more »

Snoop Lion, formerly known as Snoop Dogg joined by other African megastars electrified music fans at the MTV Africa All Stars Read more »

Although listed by the International Monetary Fund as one of the world's fastest growing economies, not all benefit from the post-civil war boom. Read more »

Ethiopia and Kenya have secured funding from both the World Bank and the African Development Bank to launch the construction of a 1,068-kilometre high-voltage electricity highway ... Read more »

The police raid on several media organisations for publishing an article about the alleged plan to bring President Yoweri Museveni's son to power has drawn widespread criticism. Read more »