Burundi police fire teargas, beat anti-president protesters
More than 110,000 people have fled to neighbouring Rwanda, Congo and Tanzania, where cholera has been found among refugees
Gender-smart development starts with the right questions
Creating 600 million new jobs and ending extreme poverty are big challenges, but approaching them with gender equality in mind might just be the game-changer that gets us there
AFRICA BUSINESS-Angola's blooming banana plantations offer new hope for farming
"It's better we grow bananas... We can't eat the oil"
One in seven people still live without electricity - World Bank
Report identifies some progress on expanding access to electric power, but little on cleaner cooking fuel
Burundi president fires defence chief after coup attempt
More than 100,000 have fled fearing ethnic unrest
Fearful and desperate, refugees flee Burundi unrest
More than 110,000 flee Burundi unrest
Fearful and desperate, refugees flee Burundi unrest
About 50,000 refugees on the shores of Lake Tanganyika are waiting for a ferry to carry them to safety
FEATURE -Shrouded in secrecy, one of Africa's biggest land deals stalls
With Libya in chaos and drought-hit Mali grappling with insurgency, large agriculture project has stalled
Militiamen rape 127 women in east Congo town - medical charity
Both state and rebel forces have been accused by rights groups of using rape as a weapon of war
Aid agencies fear disease among 50,000 Burundi refugees by lake
Most of the refugees are women and children who have been sleeping out in the rain