Officials in countries ranked last in list of 177 compete in efforts to change situation
Spain's Minister of Labor Jesus Caldera arrives in West Africa Wednesday for talks about ways to fight clandestine migration, help redu
Government wants to use money to fix country's biggest port; other funding wishes are roads, agriculture and helping local businesses t
World Health Organization calls for African governments to improve sanitation in effort to cut number of deadly cholera infections
In some parts of Africa, divorce is still considered scandal, but in rapidly growing cities, divorce has become less of a cultural shock
Journalists are preparing to publicly denounce what they call a 'government blackout' on reports of rebellion in north
The West African nation has one of worst school systems in world, according to United Nations
Mining has played huge role in DRC economy, forming bulk of its legal and often illegal exports
Protests that resulted in several deaths erupted Saturday outside presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba's residence in Kinshasa
DRC soldiers, employees of Canadian-Australian Anvil Mining Company charged with committing war crimes against civilians during 2004 ar
Newly-introduced test gives results in 15 minutes, shows not every case of fever means malaria
For years, victims of violence in Chad, Sudan, Central African Republic have sought safety in a dozen humanitarian camps along Chad's e
Schools along troubled eastern zone, near Sudan, have long known that, when a child suddenly disappears from classroom, he may have joi
PM Guillaume Soro travelled to Burkina Faso to assure President Blaise Compaore, who mediated latest agreement between's Ivory Coast's
Cannes meeting will be last such summit hosted by two-term French President Jacques Chirac, who has cultivated close ties with African
After President Abdoulaye Wade was re-elected earlier this year, opponents cried fraud and have vowed to boycott upcoming legislative e
Disputes over ballots and voter registration lists push preparations for Sunday's parliament election to last minute
Clinics run by international agencies try to contain and treat diseases that circulate in often waste-infested, tight living conditions
Recent drilling expedition did not find any oil deposits that would be profitable, government officials, donors and energy analysts now
