Gims, formerly Maitre Gims, is a fantastically successful French-Congolese singer, rapper, producer and songwriter. Born in Congo the son of Djanana Djuna, one of Papa Wemba's singers in the band Viva ...

More than 100 governments today made historic commitments to end childhood violence, including nine pledging to ban corporal punishment - an issue that affects 3 out of every 5 children regularly in ...

In a bustling marketplace on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Lula Maygag Guray's food stall hums with activity. The smell of injera and samosa draws a crowd each day. However, ever since she arrived in ...

The Central African Republic said Wednesday that several hundred rebels have surrendered and handed over their weapons over to government troops and U.N. forces. The rebels surrendered less than a ...

The Mauritius government has ended its recent suspension of social media, which threatened voters' access to information ahead of the general elections on November 10.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) and the Stop TB Partnership yesterday signed a new collaboration framework with the aim of increasing momentum towards ending ...

Three out of 28 female candidates were elected to Botswana's National Assembly in last week's general election, as women's rights activists called on the new administration to increase female ...

Amnesty International is calling on the Mozambican government to stop its crackdown on protesters challenging the results of last month's elections. At least 20 people have been killed in ...

Analysis - The parliament and supreme court of Ghana are locked in a dispute over which of them has authority to determine the issue of parliamentary vacancies.

Analysis - Topping out over 3,000 metres above sea level, the Drakensberg and Maluti mountains bordering South Africa and Lesotho are frequently covered in snow in winter. Back in 1975, German and ...

Another stolen election has sent the people into the streets. The people await Venancio Mondlane, the leader of the protest movement. The old elite await a $50 billion resource jamboree. Is this the ...

The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited elections cannot be "business as usual", the UN Special Representative for the country told the ...