UN investigates sex abuse allegations

The United Nations is investigating new allegations of sexual abuse against its peacekeepers in the Central African Republic.

Emergency aid fund for Africa to stem migrant flow

Why Africa is building more hotel rooms

The hotel sector has battled both political instability and the threat of Ebola -- and has come out swinging, expecting $2.7 billion of investment by 2018.

Incredible drone images

Artists imagine dystopian futures

How will Sierra Leone bounce back after Ebola?

Sierra Leone has now been free from Ebola for nearly two months, after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak on Saturday November 7.

How heading ended soccer star’s career

Cindy Parlow Cone won the World Cup with U.S. women's national soccer team, before multiple concussions ended her career.

Niger Delta still blighted by oil spills

The sad truth is that twenty years after the execution of writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigeria's oil producing region remains a blighted land.

Fake bomb detectors used in Egypt?

Businesswoman swims with sharks

The call of the ocean wasn't heard by Carina Bruwer in her youth. It was drowned out by the sound of her flute.

What’s the future of aviation in Africa?

Africa is "the next and last frontier in globalization," according to Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines.

Who are terror group Al Wilayat Sinai?

Egypt: U.S. can join investigation

U.S., British and other authorities believe that the Russian Metrojet that crashed in Egypt was likely downed by a bomb planted on the plane, even though Russian and Egyptian investigators…

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