African leaders abuse Chinese aid and channel to their home areas
Research finds the home regions of African presidents receive three to four times more Chinese aid
EXCLUSIVE-Taxpayer funds save Congo plantation paying workers $1/day
Development funds from European governments have helped to rescue a Cayman Islands-registered palm oil company
Nigeria pledges 600 volunteers as Africa steps up Ebola fight
Trained doctors and nurses scarce in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, African Union appeals to member states to urgently fill the gap
Congo doctor Denis Mukwege wins Europe's top human rights prize
Mukwege, committed to upholding human rights, still performs surgery despite an attempt on his life
Rebels kill 23 people in east Congo village
ADF-NALU rebels, a group of Islamist fighters who operate in the eastern border zone, targeted the village of Byalos and killed 23 people with machetes and hatchets
HIV pandemic's roots traced back to 1920s Kinshasa
A "perfect storm" of transport and sex links helped HIV spread; Up to 40 million have died in the AIDS pandemic so far
More than 100 ex-rebels, family members die in Congo camp - HRW
More than 100 people died from starvation and disease over the last year in a government-run camp set up to house former rebels
Congo's Ebola outbreak "almost over", prime minister says
Aid workers are likely to be cautious about declaring victory over the disease after govts in W.Africa appeared to downplay the threat of the virus there in the early stages of the outbreak