Hundreds of thousands of people have been driven from their homes in recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

"Mama Afrika" was not only a singer but a humanitarian and an activist. This photographic tribute to her memory records...

Attendees at the inaugural meeting of the African Media Leaders' Forum in Dakar in 2008 included, from left, Eric Chinje...

Residents of Kogelo village in western Kenya erupt in joy on Wednesday November 5, East African time, upon hearing that...

Kgalema Motlanthe, deputy president of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, arrives in Parliament in Cape Town.

The downfall of South Africa's President Thabo is closely linked to controversy over a massive arms deal which included the...

The "This Day Music and Fashion Festival 2008" came to Washington DC in August 2008, after two festivals in Nigeria.

Twenty years ago, 250,000 people gathered in Hyde Park, London to celebrate the jailed Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday and demand...

A group of boys play after school with a car they have crafted out of scrap wire. Despite the extreme...

Grammy winning recording artist Sean Paul performed in Senegal this week for the first time, giving an unprecedented and energized...