Burundi pres. asks citizens to fund election

As protests and sporadic violence continue to roil his country, Burundi's President has pushed back the parliamentary and local council elections by one week, to June 6, a presidential spokesman…

U.S.: ISIS is a growing threat in Libya

U.S. officials say ISIS has established outposts in North Africa, which is a source of recruits, weapons and funding. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

Hunter kills rhino after controversial auction win

In January 2014, Corey Knowlton bid $350,000 for a permit to hunt and kill a highly protected black rhino in Namibia. He won the permit and became a target himself.…

Violence pushes refugees to Tanzania

CNN's Diana Magnay travels with a UNHCR ship to pick up Burundian refugees who are fleeing the violence that has overtaken their country.

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 announced changes aimed at the way the agency handles health emergencies.

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 maker extraordinaire.

Burundi’s political crisis rages on

Hip-hop vibe, uplifting message: Meet Uganda’s top breakers and rappers

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 CNN's Robyn Kriel reports.

Don’t miss magnificent Madagascar

Despite being the fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar appears to be off the radar for many tourists seeking a wildlife adventure.

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 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.