Amid the harsh desert climate that wiped out crops and sent food prices soaring last year, farmers are now using improved seeds, tools and farming techniques to grow their ... Read more »

The ninth edition of the annual African Movie Academy Awards held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, lived up to its hype. Read more »

The UN refugee agency has renewed its appeal for funding to help meet the needs of tens of thousands of Malian refugees and almost 300,000 internally displaced people. Read more »

Senegalese President Macky Sall is moving forward with plans for sustainable domestic fishing that is free of foreign exploitation. But recent comments about lifting a ban on ... Read more »

The war in the north has driven thousands away from their homes. The UN Refugee Agency says there are 167,370 Malian refugees scattered in West Africa. Read more »

Finance Minister Tendai Biti has warned that the country will not deliver a credible and legitimate election without implementing recommended electoral reforms. Read more »

Filmmaker Alain Gomis has won the Golden Stallion prize for best film at the 23rd Pan-African Film Festival. Read more »

The court set up to try ex-Chadian President Hissène Habré has opened its investigations in Senegal, making it the first time a former African leader faces trial in another ... Read more »

In countries ranging from Ethiopia and Burundi to Egypt and the Gambia, journalists are being jailed for long prison terms, arrested and even assaulted while interviewing ... Read more »

A campaign to educate women about the practice of female genital mutilation has helped to reduce the acceptance of excision among grandmothers, who often make circumcision ... Read more »