Ghana's northern region is known for the concentration of NGOs located there. But despite this strong presence of aid organizations, the region continues to...
Girls in conflict-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are joining armed groups because they cannot afford to go to school, while former girl soldiers...
Schoolgirls on Ibo island, part of the Quirimbas archipelago, Mozambique. Photograph: Julian Love/Alamy
Police in Mozambique say they have stopped an attempt to traffic two...
Donald Trump with his wife, Melania. The soon-to-be First Lady grew up in Slovenia, which is overwhelmingly Catholic
Pope Francis dodged a question about what...
South African President Jacob Zuma arrives for a meeting with President Robert Mugabe in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 3,2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
South African President Jacob Zuma...
Gilbert Adum leads Ghana's "Save the Frog" organization
Ghana is home to over 80 frog species, but environmentalists say the amphibians are disappearing. Now one...
Photo Credit: Tanzania, State House
Tanzania's First Lady Janet Magufuli has been discharged from hospital.
A statement from the government said doctors at the state hospital,...
Nigeria's operational headquarters is in Maiduguri. Photo Credit: AFP
A bomb has exploded in Nigeria’s north-eastern city of Maiduguri at Ummarari.
Witnesses say about three to four...
