For the first time in the 65-year history of the Little League Baseball World Series, in which young people compete...

Somalia has been the country hit hardest by the current drought in the Horn of Africa, with hundreds of people...

Torrential rain has caused havoc in Lagos in recent days, flooding streets...

The annual National Arts Festival in South Africa is a paradise for arts lovers across the country. A painting for...

The beauty of South Sudan is shown in this scene of sunset over the Nile River at Juba.

The people of South Sudan turned out in their tens of thousands on July 9, 2011, to celebrate their independence...

Soldiers marching at the birth of their new republic on July 9, 2011 Credit: Al Jazeera

South Sudan's six-color flag officially replaced the Sudanese flag at the independence celebrations on July 9, 2011. Credit: Al Jazeera

Protests in Libya against the rule of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and subsequent fighting, have led thousands of nationals to flee...

Arne Doornebal follows in the footsteps of Henry Stanley, the famous explorer who sailed the fascinating Congo River. He took...