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Liberia, led by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is the country which has seen the most dramatic improvement since 2000, according...

The celebration of Nigeria's 53rd Independence anniversary was celebrated across the Federal Capital Territory and the 36 states of the...

The crisis rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party disrupted Senate proceedings...

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Police respond to the shooting and hostage situation at Nairobi's Westgate Mall, in which more than 60 people were killed.

The Seleka, a coalition of rebel groups that took power in the Central African Republic in March, has killed scores...

Sister Ang?lique Namaika is the 2013 winner of the Nansen Refugee Award. Tolerant and tireless, the Roman Catholic nun is...

Samasource is a social business that connects women and youths living in poverty to data- and content-processing work from U.S...

A new report on the effects of climate change on Kenyan farmers by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,...