Australia has announced a multi-million dollar educational partnership with Africa. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says it is part of a new push to engage with the continent, which…
The Dark Side of China Aid
A growing number of developing countries receive billions of dollars a year in assistance, loans, and investments from China. Already in 2010, Beijing has committed $25 billion to…
Report: Central African gorillas may go extinct
Gorillas may go extinct in much of central Africa by the mid-2020s -- victims of a meat trade, of logging and mining, and even the Ebola virus, a…
Somali Islamist al-Shabab commander assassinated
A senior commander of the Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab, has been shot dead at close range as he left a mosque in the city of Kismayo.
Mauritánia megszakítja diplomáciai kapcsolatait Izraellel
Az iszlám afrikai nemzet teljesen és véglegesen megszakít minden kapcsolatot Izraellel a gázai helyzet miatt.
Ben Affleck launches aid group for Eastern Congo
Ben Affleck launched a new initiative Monday to raise money and awareness over atrocities committed against women and children during years of conflict in the eastern provinces of…
Mauritania says cuts diplomatic ties with Israel
Islamic African nation stops 'completely and definitely' relations with Israel over Gaza war.
Kongó: Sebesültekre szegeztek fegyvert a katonák – nemzetközi lapszemle
Az afrikai országban történt újabb incidens felveti a kérdést: az emberek már a kórházban sincsenek biztonságban?
Africa: Continent Emerges as Vast Laboratory for Media Innovation
For too long, news about and for Africans has come predominately from outsiders. International media portrayals of Africans have often been unrecognizable to Africans.
Sudan signs cease-fire agreement with Darfur rebels
The Sudanese government signed a framework cease-fire agreement Thursday with a rebel group from the country's war-torn Darfur region, according to state-run media. The agreement was signed in…