Curbing hunger , one (modest) breakfast at a time
Making sure there’s enough food to go around requires more than producing it – and the changes could pay off for your waistline
Ugandan lawmakers petition ICC for investigation into "genocide" by army, police
Critics of the long-standing president, Yoweri Museveni, accuse his government of deliberately stoking violence in the region
Floods in southwest Congo kill at least 50
Scientific models predict climate change will bring increased rainfall to central Africa over course of this century
Militia kill 34 in Congo; church leader makes appeal to Kabila
Hundreds of civilians have died in raids near Beni since October 2014
Congo ethnic militia kills 13 civilians in apparent revenge attack
Militia violence has spiked in the last week, raising fears that political instability over Kabila's tenure could stoke surge in localised conflicts
Congo talks near deal for Kabila to step down in 2017
Deal would come as a surprise following a week in which security forces killed dozens of people protesting Kabila's tenure
Natural resource activists are paying a heavy price
Governments must stop cracking down on campaigners and support an open debate on resource use
Angola declares end to world's worst yellow fever epidemic in decades
More than 15 million Angolans and 10 million Congolese were vaccinated under a campaign coordinated by the WHO
The news that wasn't: What you missed in 2016
Putting the spotlight on forgotten crises is the first step to mobilising political action, funding and other support
Flawed diamond regulations fuelling child labour in Congo mines - campaigners
Thousands of children work in Congo diamond mines mainly to pay for food and school fees, and girls who live near mines prey to rape, forced marriage and prostitution