Tropical paradise with a booming economy

Believe it or not, this is Africa's most competitive economy.

Boko Haram claim Nigerian massacre

In a newly released video, a man purporting to be the leader of Boko Haram claims responsibility for a massacre in Baga, Nigeria. CNN's Diana Magnay reports.

Freed hostage revels in light

Former prosecutor: ‘No good reason for Guantanamo’

CNN's Hala Gorani speaks to former Guantanamo Bay prosecutor Colonel Morris Davis about efforts to shut down the detention camp.

Inmate’s book exposes horrors of Gitmo

Kofi Annan: Leaders in Davos must act now

The horrific events in Paris and northern Nigeria have underlined again how troubled and fragmented our world is. Religious extremism and sectarianism is fueling terrorism and widespread conflict which has…

S. Africa’s race to conquer space

One small crowdfunding investment online, one giant leap for South Africa?

10 killed in Charlie Hebdo protests

Violent protests have erupted in parts of the world over the latest issue of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

‘Supermarket hero’ given citizenship

Lassana Bathily, who emerged as the hero of the Paris supermarket attack, received his new French passport from the hands of Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve…

Hospital releases ‘Ebola country’ passenger

A plane passenger who had recently traveled to an "Ebola-affected country" does not have the virus and was released from the hospital, according to a statement from the New Jersey…

In Mozambique, art from weapons and rubble

Mozambique is witnessing an artistic renaissance, inspired by its turbulent past

Catch a ride on a bamboo bike

It's bespoke, beautifully formed, and changing the face of transport in Ghana.

‘Ebola country’ passenger hospitalized

A plane passenger who had recently traveled to an "Ebola-affected country" was hospitalized after a flight landed at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Children tear-gassed by police in Kenya

‘Captives freed’ from Boko Haram