Aid organizations have warned that border closures as a result of the ongoing military conflict could aggravate already high levels of food insecurity. Read more »
Competition for water between pastoralists and farmers has often turned deadly, but an agreement in the Rift Valley has changed that. Read more »
Five foreigners are still unaccounted after a takeover by Islamist militants at a gas facility in Amenas has been neutralised. Read more »
The World Health Organisation has sent out an alert on dengue viral disease, which it describes as a "pandemic threat". Read more »
The government is questioning M23's commitment to its unilateral ceasefire, saying the rebels have not respected the directive to withdraw 20 kilometers outside Goma city. Read more »
Direct talks between the government and rebels kicked off in Doha where the parties and the mediation reportedly expressed willingness to achieve peace in the troubled region of ... Read more »
An all-women delegation of four Nobel Peace Laureates, journalists, businesswomen, global and grassroots women's rights activists and philanthropists are on a six-day visit to ... Read more »
While Africa is being romanced by the emerging economies of Asia, U.S. strategy towards Africa has not changed as much as President Barack Obama's rhetoric might have suggested, ... Read more »
While Brazil is often seen as the "new China", the two countries have very different motivations for their presence on the continent, writes Think Africa Press. Read more »
Improvements in healthcare and family planning programs have helped to lower the Republic of Congo’s maternal mortality rate by 45 percent since 2005, according to the UN ... Read more »
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