The fight for media freedom has been highlighted on World Press Freedom Day. Read more »

The painting called, "Pollution-free World" measuring 7,166 kilometers has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest painting. Read more »

Tensions have risen recently after a U.S.-born foreign fighter released a video saying he fears for his life after he and other officials disagreed over ideology and strategic ... Read more »

Al Shabaab have warned of an increase in targeted attacks against troops in the capital city. The militia group has claimed to have killed scores of troops in recent weeks. Read more »

Asylum-seekers from South Sudan have until the end of March to return or face deportation, but some say conditions are not yet conducive for their return. Read more »

Thousands of young Eritreans flee to Ethiopia via Sudan in the hope of escaping conscription and poverty, but the journey is fraught with danger. Read more »

Ethiopian forces carried out cross-border attacks against rebel bases inside neighbouring Eritrea, destroying "three mercenary camps". The U.S. has called on both countries to ... Read more »

A European court has ruled that the rights of a group of Somali and Eritrean nationals who were intercepted by Italian Customs boats and returned to Libya in 2009 were violated. Read more »

African and Western leaders have held an historic meeting in London to discuss the future of Somalia. Some say the meeting happened only because desperate young Somalis carrying ... Read more »

For a long while, Africa's diaspora have been a trump card afro-optimists have wielded against the pessimists despairing about the future of the continent. Read more »