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A watchdog group says Soco paid thousands of dollars to Congolese officials, despite its vehement denial.

The U.S. urged east African states to send high-level representatives to Burundi to reiterate their opposition to President Pierre Nkurunziza seeking a third term and to press for free and fair elections.

As well-armed criminal groups kill Africa’s elephants at an alarming rate, anti-poaching groups are becoming “militarized” in response.

Once Mozambique’s new laws go into effect, there will still be 35 African countries that deem homosexuality a criminal act.

President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term has set off deadly protests.

By 2050, Africa will be the world’s youngest economic region, but capitalizing on this demographic wave requires planning.

Zedi Feruzi had spoken out against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to stand for a third-term in office.

White House adviser Gayle Smith has a long list of credentials, but her nomination to run the USAID and its billion-dollar budget has drawn criticism.

“Many victims came forward very quickly, looking for medical assistance ... This is not the norm," Doctors Without Borders staff said.

The violence is the first of its kind directed at the community amid escalating threats against Pakistan's religious minorities.

Many Africans were using cell phones to make payments long before it was cool in Europe and North America.

A new study found cell phones are now as common in South Africa and Nigeria as they are in the United States, but landline telephones are rare.

10 entrepreneurs -- addressing obstacles in education, infrastructure, health and other areas -- are finalists for an innovation prize.

"She was sexually abused by no fewer than 10 men. Most of them were frontline fighters or suicide bombers who are given girls as a reward."

Researchers were surprised to find that many harmful genetic variations had been removed from mountain gorilla populations through inbreeding.