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Africa's Pulse, a twice-yearly analysis of the issues shaping Africa's economic prospects, says in its latest issue that despite difficult global … see more »
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Meskel celebrants in Addis Ababa follow the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition of building a big bonfire, known as a Demera, and marching through the … see more »
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The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) 2012 aims to develop concrete action plans for developing Africa's agricultural sector and hopes to put … see more »
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Expelled African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema was granted bail after being charged with graft. He proclaimed his … see more »
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Mama Hawa Aden Mohamed oversees a tailoring class at the Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development (GECPD) in Somalia. see more »
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In June 2007, a previously undocumented monkey known locally as "Lesula" was found in the forests of the middle Lomami Basin in central Democratic … see more »
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A little girl crouches in the sand at the refugee camp near M'bera, Mauritania where between 60,000 and 70,000 refugees have come to escape the … see more »
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Angola's democracy is about to turn another page as the nation votes under its new constitution. Women wait outside a polling station in Sumbe … see more »
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Torrential rains have swept away crops, tools and homes in Niger, a landlocked country that was already in the throes of a major food shortage. see more »
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Fishing licences have been cancelled in Senegal to curtail the destructive fishing practices of European countries. see more »