South Africa's president Jacob Zuma has expressed his shock and outrage at the death of more than 25 young men during what was reported as initiation and circumcision rituals. 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 National Energy Regulator of South Africa has awarded African energy giant Eskom a licence to go ahead with its Sere wind farm near Koekenaap in the Western Cape, the first ... Read more »

Scientists have drawn up the first Soil Atlas of Africa to help farmers, land managers and policymakers to better understand the resource and manage it sustainably. Read more »

At the inaugural U.S.-Liberia Partnership Dialogue, a special forum created to address Liberia's development agenda, officials from both countries underscored the need to improve ... Read more »

Vaccine scares have emerged as a major challenge to global efforts to eliminate preventable diseases, with rumours and conspiracy theories proliferating faster than health ... Read more »

A new international study provides a clear picture of the impact and most common causes of diarrheal diseases, the second leading killer of young children globally. Read more »

While digital technology is growing at an exceptionally rapid rate, the continent is engaging in educating people to meet the need for skilled employees and to tackle unemployment, ... Read more »

Ethiopians spoke to The Guardian about the government's villagisation' programme which has left many from the Gambella region "bereft of land and loved ones". Read more »