Senegalese singer Baaba Maal has appealed for international aid and called on the government to come up with a quick response plan to the unfolding hunger situation. Read more »

Armed convoy: The government has been urged to prosecute the top-ranking LRA commander who was captured in an ambush by Ugandan troops. Read more »

The regional bloc, with the support of the African Union and the United Nations, will deploy troops to the country to ensure defence and security sector reform. Read more »

While the Western world reportedly believes the election results are "a step in the right direction", the country's opposition thinks the ruling party rigged the polls. Read more »

As the country grapples with consolidating a formal government structure, streams of migrants and refugees from countries like Chad, Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia remains in limbo ... Read more »

West African mediators entered crisis talks with Guinea-Bissau's former governing party to resolve the political crises in Mali and Guinea Bissau. Read more »

The opposition has repeated its call for Guineans to come out in their numbers to demonstrate until they get assurances that the voter registration process for the country's ... Read more »

International organisation Oxfam is being accused of inciting violence over land issues after they handed government a report on land grabbing in the country. Read more »

The escalation of violence and hostilities is seeing an influx of refugees fleeing their homelands exerting extra strain on the region's already fragile economy. Read more »

The Zimbabwean government has accused Britain of attempting to undermine the country's dialogue with the EU. Read more »