Nelson Mandela’s remains flown to his rural home in Qunu
South Africa's first black president started his final journey to Qunu on Saturday, where he'll be buried at…
Young Africans optimistic for future
With the passing of Nelson Mandela it might be timely to put aside ill-informed views of Africa, and…
Space travel to fuel Kenya’s future
How space research, technology and innovation can shape Kenya's future.
NGO slams U.N.’s work in Central African Republic
Medecins Sans Frontieres slammed the United Nations Thursday for what it said was an "unacceptable" humanitarian response to…
‘Fake’ interpreter: I have schizophrenia
The sign language interpreter ridiculed for his performance at Nelson Mandela's memorial service asks for forgiveness -- and…
Mass killings largely ignored in 2 Nigerian states
Horrific ethnic and religious violence resulting in "mass murder" and other abuses in two central Nigerian states has…
If you want it to, the camera can lie
David Burnett says it seems old fashioned to think a photo is the light of truth. Photos capture…
‘Most abandoned people on earth’
The scale of violence and arbitrary targeting of people because of their religion is something new in the…
World’s most unstable countries
Growing levels of conflict, terrorism, and the toppling of regimes in the Middle East and North Africa, as…
Africa’s techies hit the road
There are many places where one can launch a tech startup. Some have hatched their pioneering ideas from…
U.S. military to intervene in CAR
The U.S. military expects on Thursday to begin flying Burundi forces into the Central African Republic to help…
Outrage over ‘fake’ interpreter at Mandela memorial
To those outside the deaf community, the sign language interpreter for Nelson Mandela's memorial may have looked like…
Thousands queue to view Mandela
Crowds are expected to line a procession route in South Africa on Wednesday as Nelson Mandela's remains are…
Obama defies the dictators at Mandela service
Nelson Mandela managed one more victory in death: subjecting a Who's Who of the world's dictators to the…
World leaders praise ‘giant of history’
They gathered in the tens of thousands -- presidents, prime ministers, royals, celebrities and ordinary South Africans --…