Cameroon: making movies without cinemas
Cameroonian filmmakers fight to make blockbusters, though there are no theaters to screen them.
Inside the school where you learn to defy gravity
In Tanzania, a troupe of acrobats bend their bodies in ways unthinkable.
WHO boss responds to Ebola criticism
After blistering criticism over how the World Health Organization handled the Ebola outbreak, its Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan…
Meet the man who owns 9,000 bow ties
He sold insurance for 20 years. But now, Geraldo De-Souza shows off his skills as a bow tie…
Why 100,000 just fled their homes
"Terrified" citizens leave Burundi after violence flares. CNN's Robyn Kriel explains what's happening.
President: Peace restored in Burundi
The president of Burundi says peace has been restored in the African nation after chaos erupted there, as…
Don’t miss magnificent Madagascar
Despite being the fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar appears to be off the radar for many…
Fleeing slavery for uncertainty: One Eritrean migrant’s story
Eritreans are fleeing open-ended military service -- which some human rights activists describe as official slavery.
Al Qaeda operative sentenced to life
Khalid Abdul Rahman Hamad al-Fawwaz was sentenced Friday to life in prison for his involvement in the 1998…
How to bring Burundi back from the brink of violence
On May 13, following over two weeks of widespread demonstrations in Burundi against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to…
What’s next for Kenya’s mobile money revolution?
Eight years ago, Kenyans started sending money to each other on their mobile phones -- and then everything…
Leaders of attempted coup arrested
Burundian authorities arrested the military generals behind an attempted coup, including its leader Godefroid Niyombare, a government spokesman…