Diaspora, Africa’s secret weapon?
How the African Diaspora can boost Africa's prosperity, dispel myths about the continent, and invest in business.
‘Dainty, but slightly aggressive’
Roller derby is a full on, high-impact sport. And Cape Town's Rollergirls aren't scared of a few bruises.
Military: Kenyan warplanes bomb Islamist camp in Somalia
Kenyan warplanes targeted an Al-Shabaab training camp today inside Somalia, according to military officials. The al Qaeda-linked Islamist…
Springsteen to tour S Africa decades after anti-apartheid song
Nearly three decades after a member of his band launched a protest against apartheid, Bruce Springsteen is performing…
Alleged $1.6million purchase of bullet-proof BMW cars: Nigeria’s Aviation Minister Princess Oduah dismisses allegations as malicious lies
Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah, addressed vigorously several allegations and claims about the purchase of 2…
CIA agents to testify at classified Benghazi hearing
A House Intelligence subcommittee will hear from CIA security officers who are expected to tell a much more…
Dozens of migrants die of thirst in Sahara
87 people, mostly women and children, died after their vehicles broke down as they crossed the Sahara in…
The business of social brains
Neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman explains that we can make ourselves happier and more productive by building on our social…
World pirate hotspots 2013
Where are the world's most dangerous waters? Hint: they're not off the coast of Somalia.
To change society, first change minds
Molly Melching says solutions to health problems are effective if they're discussed as human rights issues and implemented…
The Cape Town Rollergirls
Inside Africa looks at how the team stays in shape between competitions which take place every six months.
Countries at ‘extreme’ climate risk
Nearly a third of the world's economic output will come from countries facing "high" to "extreme" risks from…
Five more held in Kenya mall attack
Five more people are being held in connection with the terrorist attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi,…
Government criticized as malaria deaths spike in Cameroon
Nearly 800 people have died in a recent malaria outbreak in northern Cameroon, one described by public health…
British firm denies abuse at South African prison
A British private security firm is denying claims its employees administered electric shocks and injected inmates with anti-psychotic…