Uganda should not license oil drilling near Congo's Virunga: activists
Environmental groups say drilling would harm Congolese park's ecosystem and be bad for local people
New seed varieties not reaching Africa's small farmers, study says
"Products farmers might want to choose, varieties that are better resistant to climate change, aren't accessible"
Congo cobalt mined by children may be in your mobile phone - Amnesty
Amnesty accuses technology giants including Apple, Samsung and Sony of lax oversight of cobalt supply from mines in Congo to smelters and on to battery-makers
Congo looking into new charges against ICC convict Katanga
Democratic Republic of Congo says it is investigating Katanga for other offences, including killing of nine U.N. peacekeepers
U.N. reports gang-rapes, mass graves in Burundi
Western powers and African states fear the crisis could spiral into a renewed ethnic conflict between Tutsis and Hutus
FACTBOX - Key facts about the Ebola epidemic
Here are some key facts and figures about the epidemic, which killed more than 11,300 people out of 28,600 cases