Using humor to rebuild Egypt?
Bassem Youssef, 'Egypt's Jon Stewart,' has faced lawsuits and hostility, but he says humor can help rebuild his…
Namibia: Wildlife paradise
A good news story about African wildlife conservation that's great for travelers, too
Obama visits ‘House of Slaves’
Vladimir Duthiers visits the island, on Obama's itinerary, where slaves were held captive before going to the New…
Bassem Youssef’s funny news
Satirist Bassem Youssef talks about tackling serious issues in post-revolutionary Egypt with comedy.
Ethiopia’s monolithic churches
Errol Barnett ventures through Ethiopian cliffs where churches were carved out of stone centuries ago.
Rock churches ‘built by angels’
With its 900-year-old churches carved from rock, the Ethiopian town of Lalibela attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims…
Libyan capital plagued by violence
A tense calm prevailed over Libya's capital Thursday after days of chaos left at least seven people dead…
Hollywood too male-dominated
"Slumdog Millionaire" actress Freida Pinto talks to CNN about girl empowerment, her ambitions behind the camera and why…
Obama heads to Africa to promote investment, democracy
President Barack Obama flies across the Atlantic on Wednesday for a trip that takes him to Senegal, South…
African artifacts in Australia
Can a handful of ancient copper coins from a once-opulent but now abandoned corner of East Africa change…
Official: Nelson Mandela on life support
South Africans lit candles outside the hospital where anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela lay as an official who had…
Egypt in limbo, schools crumbling
As Egypt struggles to wade through its political problems, an entire generation is at risk of being lost.
Egypt braces for mass protests; U.S. embassy to close
Two years after Egyptians amassed for dramatic protests to bring down their ruler, dissidents are bracing for deja…
Family feud overshadows Marc-Vivien Foe legacy
The paint is peeling, puddles litter the inside of the building, putrid water lies in what was supposed…
Obama’s goal in Africa: Counter China
Peter Bergen says the president wants to signal that America welcomes trade with some of the fastest-growing economies…