Chadian troops enter Cameroon

As Boko Haram insurgents kidnap 80 in Cameroon, Chadian troops wade into the fight against the terrorist group.

Suicide blast kills 4

A suicide blast targeting a bus station in northeast Nigeria on Sunday killed at least four people and injured 48 others. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but previous…

Deadly floods menace tens of thousands

Tens of thousands of people in the southern tip of Malawi have been cut off by deadly floods, leaving them without food, clean water or access to health care, aid…

More rain is on the way

Malawi floods displace 200,000 people and CNN's Derek Van Dam reports that more rain is on the way.

Tiny fruit, big business

Approximately 70% of plums grown in South Africa are destined to be sold overseas.

Yaya Toure unsure over Man City future

Yaya Toure has all the trappings of a English Premier League footballer.

Paris, Nigeria: Tale of two hashtags

The fact remains that the more than 200 missing Nigerian girls have still not been found.

Nigerian military ‘under-equipped’

I didn't want to ask the question. I could already guess the pain behind the answer.

Ebola survivor doctor returns to Liberia

The last time Dr. Rick Sacra went to Liberia, he returned home to the United States in a medevac airplane, not sure if he would die of the Ebola he'd…

Tourism deserted this spectacular place

The remains of Great Zimbabwe, a 15th-century capital, were once a top attraction.

Ebola: Is crisis ending for some?

See devastation of attacks

Satellite images show the "horrific scale" of the damage in a Nigerian town.

The messy truth about Ebola

What happens when you get Ebola? CNN's Miguel Marquez explains (Sources: CDC and WHO).

What you need to know

More than 6,000 people have died as the virus spread from Guinea to other countries in West Africa. International flights took the disease as far as Spain and the United…

Africa: The place to be

CNN's African Start-Up hosted a Twitter chat on how to take your startup to the next level.