Nigeria has begun its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, making it the fifth time the nation had been elected into the council. Read more »
Insecurity is making the delivery of humanitarian assistance difficult and as the number of people now displaced by the fighting passes 935,000, the UN refugee agency warns. Read more »
Thousands of civilians who have been seeking refuge at the international airport in Bangui staged a sit-in on Tuesday, with some calling for the resignation of interim President ... Read more »
Experts writing for AllAfrica's news partners look at the challenges Africa faces as it analyses and decides how to respond to the continent's crises. Read more »
The African Development Bank has approved a U.S.$184.2 million dollar loan to encourage private investment into the country's power sector. Read more »
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says the case against the president "does not satisfy the high evidentiary standards required at trial". Read more »
Countries in the Niger Basin of West Africa have endorsed a plan to construct several hydropower dams in order to help tackle climate risks and reduce poverty. Read more »
Malaria mortality rates have dropped by 45 percent globally and by 49 percent in Africa since 2000, and most of the 3.3 million people saved have been children, according to the ... Read more »
The UN Security Council says the situation in post-conflict Liberia remains fragile and constitutes a threat to regional security. Read more »
According to the Ethiopian Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel has planned to deport at least 500 migrants come January 2014. Read more »
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